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.
A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion
But happiness is no respecter of persons.
Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
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.
Should not the giver be thankful that the receiver received? Is not giving a need? Is not receiving, mercy?
True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
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.
Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
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.
It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.
Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.
