Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
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.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people.
The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.
Cheerfulness is that quality which enables one to make others happy. It takes its origin half in personal goodness, and half in the belief of the personal goodness of others.
Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
The intention that man should be happy is not in the plan of Creation.
Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.
If you're not having fun, you're doing something wrong.
He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude
God is a community of persons and He has created you in His image, not as an isolated individual, but as a person whom He has invited to a communal life with Himself and with the whole human family.
Unless you make a daily effort to see the world as God sees it, you will never get beyond mere appearances.
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
