When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.
Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized.
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
But happiness is no respecter of persons.
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
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.
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
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.
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.
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.
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
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.
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.
