There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.
Morality is not properly the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.
Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.
Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
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.
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.
Recommend to your children virtues, that alone can make them happy, not gold.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters.
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
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.
True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
