The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion
Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.
We were together. I forget the rest.
I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful much adulated, very famous and very unhappy
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 is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
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.
As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
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.
Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.
Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.
If you deliberately set out to be less than you are capable, you'll be unhappy for the rest of your life.
Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
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.
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.
