I never admired another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.
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.
Morality is not properly the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.
God is a community of persons and He has created you in His image, not as an isolated individual, but as a person whom He has invited to a communal life with Himself and with the whole human family.
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.
The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.
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.
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.
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.
I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it.
Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.
He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
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.
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.
If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
You see, antiquated ideas of kindness and generosity are simply bugs that must be programmed out of our world. And these cold, unfeeling machines will show us the way.
