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.
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.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called 'All the Things That Could Go Wrong.
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.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
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.
It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin.
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.
I will not be afraid because I understand... And understanding is happiness.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
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.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.
