Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

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

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.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

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.

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.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

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.

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

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

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

Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.

Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

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

A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

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.

But happiness is no respecter of persons.