A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, “Whatever comes of itself, let it come.”

There are no obstacles: There are only opportunities!

Accept change as life’s only constant. Life is change.

There is no greater power than to smile at failure, no more beautiful an ornament to your being than a genuine smile, and no beauty greater than the smile of peace and wisdom glowing on your face.

Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.

Forget the past, for it is gone from your domain! Forget the future, for it is beyond your reach! Control the present! Live supremely well now! This is the way of the wise.

Lasting happiness is of the soul.

Happiness blooms naturally in the hearts of those who are inwardly free. It flows spontaneously, like a mountain spring after April showers, in minds that are contented with simple living.

Never lose hope. Your soul, being a reflection of the ever joyous spirit, is, in essence, happiness itself.

A good rule to live by, and one that will take you sailing through many tests in life, is, under all circumstances, to remain even-minded and cheerful.

Happiness comes, not by helplessly wishing for it, but by dreaming, thinking and living it in all circumstances.

Evil is the absence of true joy. That is what makes it evil.

Try to do one thing at a time that you thought impossible to do.

Learn to be secretly happy within your heart in spite of all circumstances, and say to yourself: Happiness is the greatest Divine birthright – the buried treasure of my Soul. I have found that at last I shall secretly be rich beyond the dream of Kings.

Although it is necessary to make money, it is more necessary to gain happiness.

Avoid speaking negative things. If we concentrate on the bad side, we lose sight of the good. When we concentrate on the good. We take on goodness.

Learn to be happy by being happy all the time.

If you have given up hope of ever being happy, cheer up. Never lose hope. Your soul, being a reflection of the ever joyous Spirit, is, in essence, happiness itself.

If it is happiness you want, have it! There is nothing that can stop you.

Even if life gave you at one time everything you wanted – wealth, power, friends — after awhile you would again become dissatisfied and need something more. But there is one thing that can never become stale to you – joy itself.

The self-improving man is the increasingly happy man. The happier you become, the happier will be the people around you.

In all your seeking among different things, directly or indirectly, you are in reality seeking happiness through the fulfillment of your desires. Why not seek joy directly? Why seek it through the intermediary of pleasures and objects?

Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.

If you do not choose to be happy, no one can make you happy. And if you choose to be happy, no one can make you unhappy.

“The best way to be unendingly happy is to be conscious of the Divine.”

Open the portals of calmness and you will find the bright sun of joy within yourself.

The joyous rays of the soul can be perceived if you interiorize your attention.