That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human beings.

When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.

Those who know me know I’m passionate about lists, and top of my list of priorities is my family. My wife Joan and I do not consider our legacy to our children to be wealth or fame but the opportunity to pursue happiness by following their own path.

Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we’re hardwired not to always think clearly when we’re scared. And the country’s scared.

Italy, and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy.

There is no wealth but life.

Poverty wants some, luxury many, and avarice all things.

My name is Adam Sandler. I’m not particularly talented. I’m not particularly good-looking. And yet I’m a multi-millionaire.

No group and no government can properly prescribe precisely what should constitute the body of knowledge with which true education is concerned.

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.

Marriage is good enough for the lower classes: they have facilities for desertion that are denied to us.

‚My country, right or wrong‘ is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying ‚My mother, drunk or sober.‘

Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway.

The happiest people I know as a nation are the Burmese; their brightness and cheeriness are proverbial. Kindness to animals is one of their greatest ‚weaknesses‘; no Burmese will kill an animal, even if it is to put it out of pain.

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

Riches have never fascinated me, unless combined with the greatest charm or distinction.

Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.

The lessons of history would suggest that civilisations move in cycles. You can track that back quite far – the Babylonians, the Sumerians, followed by the Egyptians, the Romans, China. We’re obviously in a very upward cycle right now, and hopefully that remains the case. But it may not.

The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

You can be happy where you are.

Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation.

America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of justice and progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.

The uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country.

Pakistan will never be able to match the Indian militarily, and the effort to do so is taking an immense toll on the society.

The moral disapprobation of society has an impact on behavior in societies.

In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.

Affluence means influence.

I believe that God put us in this jolly world to be happy and enjoy life.

In many respects, the United States is a great country. Freedom of speech is protected more than in any other country. It is also a very free society.

Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

You want to do good things, and once you’ve done a couple of good things in a row, you think ‚Well gee, let’s not mess this up.‘ But I am lucky at this point that I have something I really love to do, and it completely holds my attention. I never feel frustrated by it.

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

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.

When I look at public opinion, I’m not far out of the mainstream. I’m in it, in many respects. In some respects, public opinion goes beyond anything I’ve ever said.

Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.

Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.

I report to you that our country is challenged at home and abroad: that it is our will that is being tried and not our strength; our sense of purpose and not our ability to achieve a better America.

Generous people can become more generous as they become richer, giving away vast fortunes to worthwhile causes as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are doing.

Marriage and family are ordained of God. The family is the most important social unit in time and in eternity. Under God’s great plan of happiness, families can be sealed in temples and be prepared to return to dwell in His holy presence forever. That is eternal life!

Wars are caused by undefended wealth.

I can’t imagine what it is like to be raised in a society where their only statues that exist are to you and your father.

If you die you’re completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I’m not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I’ve got.

I am very happy playing and showing off my talent on the cricket field and have no plans to enter Bollywood.

I believe the home and marriage is the foundation of our society and must be protected.

What’s real freedom? Real freedom is being able to not have my way and still be just as happy as if I did.

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.

It put our energies to sleep and made visionaries of us – dreamers and indolent… It is good to begin life poor; it is good to begin life rich – these are wholesome; but to begin it prospectively rich! The man who has not experienced it cannot imagine the curse of it.

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.

The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.

No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.

It would be my guess that Madonna is not a very happy woman. From my own experience, having gone through persona changes like that, that kind of clawing need to be the center of attention is not a pleasant place to be.

You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have a democracy in order to have a revolution.

I think that people are tired. They’re tired of the same old kind of politics. People want a new tone to politics.

The secret to happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible.

Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or desire.

In many ways, when you’re a Nobel peace laureate, you have an obligation to humankind, to society.

Maria is the best reason to come home.