Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.

Children are happy because they don't have a file in their minds called 'All the Things That Could Go Wrong.

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.

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

Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.

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

We were together. I forget the rest.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.

I never admired another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.

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.

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.

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.

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.