True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.
Different men seek ... happiness in different ways and by different means.
Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.
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.
I will not be afraid because I understand... And understanding is happiness.
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.
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.
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 in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.
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 lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters.
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.
Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion
All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin.
Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.
