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

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

Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness.

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

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

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.

Happy is he who causes a scandal

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

A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.

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

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.

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.

Be joyful because it is humanly possible.

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

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.

He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.

Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.