A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.

Everything we touch in our daily lives, including our body, is a miracle. By putting the kingdom of god in the right place, it shows us it is possible to live happily right here, right now.

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.

I’m not happy all the time, and I wouldn’t want to be because that would make me a shallow person. But I do try to find the good in everybody.

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

Remember that a gesture of friendship, no matter how small, is always appreciated.

Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.

As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.

The desire to annoy no one, to harm no one, can equally well be the sign of a just as of an anxious disposition.

It’s in responsibility that most people find the meaning that sustains them through life. It’s not in happiness. It’s not in impulsive pleasure.

There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.

Chemotherapy isn’t good for you. So when you feel bad, as I am feeling now, you think, ‚Well that is a good thing because it’s supposed to be poison. If it’s making the tumor feel this queasy, then I’m OK with it.‘

Compassion is the basis of morality.

A sincere and steadfast co-operation in promoting such a reconstruction of our political system as would provide for the permanent liberty and happiness of the United States.

From caring comes courage.

Strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.

Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

Never elated when someone’s oppressed, never dejected when another one’s blessed.

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get.

I’m really happy and had such an amazing time performing at Super Bowl – wish I could relive it all over again.

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.

No person who is well bred, kind and modest is ever offensively plain; all real deformity means want for manners or of heart.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.

Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God – the rest will be given.

I’ve always been very happy. I’ve always been easy going and I’ve always been very encouraging; it’s just my personality.

The exercise of benevolence is joy to loving hearts: the more pain it costs, the more joy it is. Kind actions make us happy, and in such joy we find communion with the great heart of Jesus.

Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole, and not that of any one class.

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.

Ethiopia didn’t just blow my mind; it opened my mind. Anyway, on our last day at this orphanage a man handed me his baby and said, ‚Would you take my son with you?‘ He knew, in Ireland, that his son would live, and that in Ethiopia, his son would die.

Happiness is within the reach of everyone, rich or poor. Yet comparatively few people are happy. I believe the reason for this is that the majority don’t recognize happiness even when it is within their grasp.

First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her – for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys.

Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people’s happiness.

The only thing that could spoil a day was people. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.

Some people are jerks, and some people aren’t.

Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable.

People say I look so happy – and I say, ‚That’s the Botox.‘

If I died tomorrow, I would be a happy girl.

One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man’s laugh before you know anything of him, you may confidently say that he is a good man.

If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water’s edge.

Right now I’m just delighted to be alive and to have had a nice long bath.

I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.

There are trees of a thousand sorts, and all have their several fruits; and I feel the most unhappy man in the world not to know them, for I am well assured that they are all valuable. I bring home specimens of them, and also of the land.

It sometimes makes people feel better about themselves, you know, to put other people down, or make fun of them, or maybe make mockery of their work and that doesn’t make me feel good at all.

Life well spent is long.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right.

T stands for being nice. T stands for manners. T stands for being polite.

Anyone who’s looked into a newborn’s innocent eyes should realize how incredible it is to be blessed with a new life.

I think that, whatever happens, I’m just happy I’ve written those songs and I’ve made an album. That’s really big for me, and I’m proud of that.

They might not need me; but they might. I’ll let my head be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity.

If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster.

If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.

I’m not anti-middle-class in the slightest. Look at me! I am very pro people putting time and money and effort into trying to improve the world.