Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

I think one can achieve a very pleasant lifestyle by treating human beings, fellow human beings, very well.

In order to be happy oneself it is necessary to make at least one other person happy.

If you want to feel more comfortable and happy, work on making the people around you more comfortable and happy.

I love people. People are lovely creatures. I'm one myself, so I love to see people happy.

The habit of being uniformly considerate toward others will bring to you increased happiness.

The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you.

Be kind. It feels good.

Being nice is awesome. You have more fun; you meet more people.

It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you arecruel you are unhappy. And if you hurt someone, you will be hurt back.

The root of happiness is altruism - the wish to be of service to others.

Genuine happiness and compassion go hand in hand.

Joy is a sign of generosity. When you are full of joy, you move faster and you want to go about doing good to everyone.

Happiness begins where selfishness ends.

The more we feel concern for others and seek their well-being, the more friends we will have and the more welcome we will feel.

There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don't expect you to save the world I do think it's not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect.

To bring yourself love and happiness, do what you can to bring them to others.

Happiness is loving your enemies.

Agreeable society is the first essential in constituting the happiness and of course the value of our existence.

Happiness is possible only when we are kind to others and contented within.

I suspect that the happiest people you know are the ones who work at being kind, helpful and reliable - and happiness sneaks into their lives while they are busy doing those things. It is a by-product, never a primary goal.

We should practice by showing one another love and helping one another. It is a mistake to pursue happiness and to seek to the avoid suffering by deceiving and humiliating other people. We must try to achieve happiness and eliminate suffering by being good-hearted and well-behaved.

Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself.

The way to be happy is to make others so.

We need to take action to develop compassion, to create inner peace within ourselves and to share that inner peace with our family and friends. Peace and warm-heartednes s can then spread through the community just as ripples radiate out across the water when you drop a pebble into a pond

I've always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.