Cheerfulness is that quality which enables one to make others happy. It takes its origin half in personal goodness, and half in the belief of the personal goodness of others.
Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.
Be joyful because it is humanly possible.
Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude
He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
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.
Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.
Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?
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.
You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.
I will not be afraid because I understand... And understanding is happiness.
I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful much adulated, very famous and very unhappy
I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it.
Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
