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

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

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

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

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

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

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

We were together. I forget the rest.

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.

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.

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

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

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

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.

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.

Recommend to your children virtues, that alone can make them happy, not gold.

A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.