I never admired another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.
Recommend to your children virtues, that alone can make them happy, not gold.
You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.
Happy is he who causes a scandal
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.
Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.
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.
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
But happiness is no respecter of persons.
There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.
If you're not having fun, you're doing something wrong.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
Beauty is the promise of happiness.
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.