Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think
Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.
Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized.
A happy life consists in tranquility of mind.
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.
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.
Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
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.
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.