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.
Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.
Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.
Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.
Morality is not properly the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.
If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
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.
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.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
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.
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
We were together. I forget the rest.
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion
If you're not having fun, you're doing something wrong.
