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

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

Morality is not properly the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

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

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

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

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

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

It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.

Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude

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.

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

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

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.

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.

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.

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

Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.