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

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.

Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?

The intention that man should be happy is not in the plan of Creation.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

Unless you make a daily effort to see the world as God sees it, you will never get beyond mere appearances.

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

God is a community of persons and He has created you in His image, not as an isolated individual, but as a person whom He has invited to a communal life with Himself and with the whole human family.

I never admired another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.

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

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

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.

I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it.

We were together. I forget the rest.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook and a good digestion.

Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.