The secret of success is doing things not merely because they are popular, but because you deeply believe in them.

Those who walk, run, or slide downhill eagerly would rather not think about the long, hard climb back up the hill again.

Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances.

The greatest thing that will please God is that you maintain an attitude of unshakable joy.

The essence of Ananda is both personal and sociological. Personally for people who seek truth or identities of God, it helps to be with other people who share those ideals. Environment is stronger than willpower, and when you are with people who have high ideals, it helps you to grow in your ideals.

Happiness is reverence for all life.

The two-fold goal of all human striving is the avoidance of pain, and the fulfillment of happiness.