There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
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.
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.
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.
It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .
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 a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
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.
Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.
