Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.

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.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.

Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.

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.

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

Be joyful because it is humanly possible.

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook and a good digestion.

Beauty is the promise of happiness.

Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.

Morality is not properly the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.