Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.

Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.

The intention that man should be happy is not in the plan of Creation.

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.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

If you deliberately set out to be less than you are capable, you'll be unhappy for the rest of your life.

I will not be afraid because I understand... And understanding is happiness.

Recommend to your children virtues, that alone can make them happy, not gold.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

Morality is not properly the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.

Be joyful because it is humanly possible.

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.

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.

The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.