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.
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.
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.
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
But happiness is no respecter of persons.
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.
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
