There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
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.
Different men seek ... happiness in different ways and by different means.
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.
Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.
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.
He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
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.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called 'All the Things That Could Go Wrong.
Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
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.
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.
Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.
Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.
Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.
A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
