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.
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
We were together. I forget the rest.
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.
There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?
Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.
Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.
Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called 'All the Things That Could Go Wrong.
He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.
Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized.
Be joyful because it is humanly possible.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.