Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters.

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

Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.

Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.

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

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

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

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

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.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

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

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 seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

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

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

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.

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.