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

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.

Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.

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

Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.

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

All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin.

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.

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

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

Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.

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

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.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

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

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.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters.

Be joyful because it is humanly possible.

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

If you deliberately set out to be less than you are capable, you'll be unhappy for the rest of your life.