Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness.
Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called 'All the Things That Could Go Wrong.
Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.
Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.
Unless you make a daily effort to see the world as God sees it, you will never get beyond mere appearances.
Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.
Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
Be joyful because it is humanly possible.
There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
I will not be afraid because I understand... And understanding is happiness.
Beauty is the promise of happiness.