Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

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

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.

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.

Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think

Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.

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.

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

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.

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

Cheerfulness is that quality which enables one to make others happy. It takes its origin half in personal goodness, and half in the belief of the personal goodness of others.

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Morality is not properly the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.

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

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.