Whoever is happy will make others happy too.

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.

Never complain of that of which it is at all times in your power to rid yourself.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the lord. Be positive.

I am not remotely interested in just being good.

We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Those who drink to drown their sorrow should be told sorrow knows how to swim.

Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full resources that are within thy reach.

Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.

The man who pursues happiness wisely will aim at the possession of a number of subsidiary interests in addition to those central ones upon which his life is built.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

Heroism is accessible. Happiness is more difficult.

Actions are right in proportion as they promote happiness, wrong as the produce the reverse.

Have to and get to—both are choices. One is negative and one is positive. Choose the right one and it can change your life.

An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?

Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.