An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.

Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.

The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.

Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.