I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it.
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
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.
Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.
Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere!
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.
A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.
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.
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.
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.
There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
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.
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.
Unless you make a daily effort to see the world as God sees it, you will never get beyond mere appearances.
