The value of a smile
A smile costs nothing, but it gives much. It reaches those who receive without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory sometimes lasts a lifetime. None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and none is so poor that he cannot be made richer 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. A smile is sunshine to the sad, and is nature' s best antidote for trouble. Yet, it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen, for it is 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.
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 12, 20 September 1994, Page 4
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