No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

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.

A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.

Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.

Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.

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.

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.

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

I never admired another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.

Unless you make a daily effort to see the world as God sees it, you will never get beyond mere appearances.

True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.

Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.

Happy is he who causes a scandal

Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.

Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.

Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness.