Kindness is the key to happiness.

Meaning: This means that if you are kind to others, you will feel good about yourself and be happier.

Choice of Words: Kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Key is something that allows you to do or understand something. Happiness is a feeling of joy and contentment. This means that being kind to others can make you happy.

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Kindness opens the door to happiness.

Meaning: It means that if you are kind to other people, you will have more opportunities to be happy.

Choice of Words: Opens is a verb that means to make a space available for someone to enter. Door is a way to enter or exit a building or room. When you put them together, "Opens the door" means to make it possible for someone to enter. Happiness is a feeling of joy and contentment. When you put them together, "Kindness opens the door to happiness" means that being kind to others can lead to feeling happy and fulfilled.

Happiness is the reward for kindness.

Meaning: It means that if you are kind to other people, you will feel happier as a result.

Choice of Words: Reward is something that is given to someone for doing something good. Happiness is a feeling of joy and contentment. When you put them together, "Reward for kindness" means that being kind to others can lead to feeling happy and fulfilled.

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