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.

Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.

True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.

We were together. I forget the rest.

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.

Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.

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

I will not be afraid because I understand... And understanding is happiness.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.

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

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

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.

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

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.

He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.