The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

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.

Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.

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.

Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.

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

Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called 'All the Things That Could Go Wrong.

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

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

Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.

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

Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.

Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.

If you deliberately set out to be less than you are capable, you'll be unhappy for the rest of your life.

Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.

Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.

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

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

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.