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

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

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.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

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.

Different men seek ... happiness in different ways and by different means.

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.

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.

We were together. I forget the rest.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?

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

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

Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.

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.

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

Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.