It is my wish to fill every moment of my time with some action of the mind which may contribute to the pleasure or the improvement of my fellow creatures.

J’ai été étonné du plaisir qu’on éprouve en faisant le bien.

I was astonished at the pleasure to be derived from doing good.

There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.

Every man is capable of doing good to another, but to contribute to the happiness of an entire society is to become akin to the gods

You get more joy out of the giving to others, and should put a good deal of thought into the happiness you are able to give.

The consciousness of a mind disposed to contribute to the happiness of the minutest being … shall afford you a much greater and more heartfelt satisfaction than to be clothed in purple and fine linen, and fare sumptuously every day.

Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.

Je sais et je sens que faire du bien est le plus vrai bonheur que le cœur humain puisse goûter.

Je sais et je sens que
faire du bien est le plus vrai bonheur que le cœur humain puisse
goûter.

When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return. You should give a good thought to happiness that you can give out.

There may be human joy in doing good with definite purpose, but they who do good expecting nothing in return know a joy that is divine.

I have come to value liberated minds as the supreme good of life on earth.

Well, yes, surely I think everybody ought to enjoy life as much as it's humanly possible because that's why we exist. I believe.