If you seek money, be wise; if you seek power, be strong; if you seek honor, be virtuous; if you seek happiness, be yourself.

If the world gives you a thousand reasons to cry, find a thousand and one reasons to smile.

Charity is fortune, avarice is poverty, peace is treasure, and happiness is wealth.

Marry your friend, and you will be reasonably happy. Marry your lover, and you will be abundantly happy. Marry your soulmate, and you will be infinitely happy.

Looking on the bright side of life is better than looking on the dark side of despair.

The most valuable things in your life are always the things that money cannot buy.