No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
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.
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.
True happiness...is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
I never admired another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.
Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.
Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.
No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.
I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it.
Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.
Be kind whenever possible.It is always possible.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
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.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
Happiness is a mystery like religion, and it should never be rationalized.
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.