A Smile

 

A Smile costs nothing, but gives much

It enriches those who receive it

Without making poorer those who give it

It takes but a moment

But the memory of it lasts forever.

None is so rich or mighty

That he can get along without it

And none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it

A smile creates happiness in the home

Fosters goodwill in business

and is the countersign of friendship

It brings rest to the weary,

Cheer to the discouraged,

Sunshine to the sad

And it is nature’s best antidote for trouble.

Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen

For it is something that is of no value to anyone

Until it is given away.

Some people are too tired to give you a smile,

Give them one of yours,

As none needs a smile so much

As he who has no more to give.