Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.
Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called 'All the Things That Could Go Wrong.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
We were together. I forget the rest.
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.
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.
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.
Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think
The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .
Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
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.
Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude