Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
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.
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.
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
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.
Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.
From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!
I never admired another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.
I will not be afraid because I understand... And understanding is happiness.
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.
Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called 'All the Things That Could Go Wrong.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it.
If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
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.
