No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.

I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it.

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

Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion

I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful much adulated, very famous and very unhappy

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

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

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 seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

Be joyful because it is humanly possible.

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

It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.