I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful much adulated, very famous and very unhappy

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.

But happiness is no respecter of persons.

Beauty is the promise of happiness.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.

A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.

The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion

It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.

I will not be afraid because I understand... And understanding is happiness.

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.

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.

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

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

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.

Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.

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