Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.
Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.
I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it.
Recommend to your children virtues, that alone can make them happy, not gold.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
To be happy you must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world.
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.
Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called 'All the Things That Could Go Wrong.
From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.