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

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.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

The intention that man should be happy is not in the plan of Creation.

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

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.

I will not be afraid because I understand... And understanding is happiness.

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.

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.

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

The lonely one offers his hand too quickly to whomever he encounters.

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

If you're not having fun, you're doing something wrong.

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

Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.

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

Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.