Real happiness is not dependent on external things.

Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down.

The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older.

The kind of happiness that stays with you is the happiness that springs from inward thoughts and emotions.

Honesty is not necessarily the best policy. The best policy would be to acquire a reputation for honesty and then to cheat at the psychological moment.

I do not know how wicked American millionaires are, but as I travel about and see the results of their generosity in the form of hospitals, churches, public libraries, universities, parks, recreation grounds, art museums and theatres I wonder what on earth we should do without them.

In the whole story of Jesus Christ, the most important event is the resurrection.