The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.

The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.

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

If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

I am a true laborer: I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man’s happiness, glad of other men’s good, content with my harm.

Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.

Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Happiness is a quality of the soul, not a function of one's material circumstances.

Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.

Let me give you a tip on a clue to men’s characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.

If you develop a pure and sincere motivation, in you are motivated by a wish to help on the basis of kindness, compassion, and respect, then you can carry on any kind of work, in any field, and function more effectively.

If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule: never lie to yourself.