There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.
I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful much adulated, very famous and very unhappy
Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
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 the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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.
A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
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.
From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!
The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.
Happy is he who causes a scandal
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.
Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized.
True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
If you deliberately set out to be less than you are capable, you'll be unhappy for the rest of your life.
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think
