Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

We were together. I forget the rest.

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

True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

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.

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

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

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

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

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

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.

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.

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

To be happy you must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world.

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

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.