The intention that man should be happy is not in the plan of Creation.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
But happiness is no respecter of persons.
Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.
You see, antiquated ideas of kindness and generosity are simply bugs that must be programmed out of our world. And these cold, unfeeling machines will show us the way.
Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called 'All the Things That Could Go Wrong.
It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.
The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors.
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.
Cheerfulness is that quality which enables one to make others happy. It takes its origin half in personal goodness, and half in the belief of the personal goodness of others.
Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
Beauty is the promise of happiness.
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.
Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
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.
All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin.
The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.
It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.
Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.
