There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.

God is a community of persons and He has created you in His image, not as an isolated individual, but as a person whom He has invited to a communal life with Himself and with the whole human family.

Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.

Beauty is the promise of happiness.

Be joyful because it is humanly possible.

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.

A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful much adulated, very famous and very unhappy

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

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.

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.

Unless you make a daily effort to see the world as God sees it, you will never get beyond mere appearances.

I never admired another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

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

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.

He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.