Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
I never admired another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.
Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.
Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.
Morality is not properly the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.
Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.
Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
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.
Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.
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.
I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it.
Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.
But happiness is no respecter of persons.
Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.