Smile • Smiles • Smiling! 

"Smiles are contagious. Be a carrier!"

•  "Let a smile be your umbrella on a rainy day." - Lawrence Welk

•  "SMILE and be happy, the day is brand new. This is the day the Lord made for YOU!

•  "Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles." - George Elio

• "A Smile is a powerful weapon. You can even break ice with it.

• "Don't start to frown, it's never in style...
  just do your best to smile, smile, smile!
  (Thank YOU Lauren for this terrific quote!)

• "A smile is like looking in a mirror.
  If you give a smile you're likely to get one back!"

• "Smile if it kills you. The physiology of smiling diffuses a lot of anger and angst. It makes your body and soul feel better." - Tom Peters

• Be your own florist: wreathe your face in smiles.

• It's better to make the world smile at what you say than laugh at what you do.

• We all learn from experience: no man wakes up his second baby just to see it smile.

• You are not fully dressed until you wear a smile.

• A smile is a language that even a baby understands.

• Don't cry because it's over, SMILE because it happened!
  ~ from Ciara, a friend from Ireland

• "If you have made another person on this earth smile, your life has been worthwhile."
  ~ Sr. Mary Christelle Macaluso

• "Get out of bed forcing a smile. You may not smile because you are cheerful;
  but if you will force yourself to smile you'll . . .be cheerful because you smile."
  ~ Kenneth Goode

• "He who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger." ~ Japanese Proverb

• "Every time a man smiles, and much more when he laughs, it adds something to his fragment of life." ~ Laurence Sterne

• "It's easy enough to be pleasant when everything goes like a song, but the man who is worthwhile, is the man who can smile when everything goes dead wrong."  - Anonymous

• "Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important."  ~ Janet Lane

• "Smile! If you can't lift the corners, let the middle sag."

• This is a quote from a dear old friend of mine, Leo Daniel:
  "Keep a smile on your face and let your personality be your autograph."

• "What's the use of worrying? It never was worth while, so pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag, and smile, smile, smile." - George Asaf

• Would you like to improve your face value?  SMILE! It works every time!

• "No matter how small, a SMILE on your face tells all."

[Thank you to Tichia, a Kansas Girl, for contributing the two sayings above.]

• "Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been."  ~ Mark Twain
   

• "Smile at someone and find something worth laughing about.
  As the laughter permeates your life, the spirit of celebration will take root in your heart."
   ~Emilie Barnes

"A SMILE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND!"

• "A smile of encouragement at the right moment may act like sunlight on a closed-up flower; it may be the turning point for a struggling life."

• "What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. They are trifles, to be sure; but,  scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable." -Joseph Addison

• "Forgery is pointless: no one wants a fake smile."

• "Smiles don't take up shelf space."

• "No theft insurance: smiles are only valuable if you give them away."

• "Smiles are great investments: the more you collect, the better you feel."

• "Antique smiles are valuable--so are newborn & middle aged ones."

• "Smiles are unbreakable--and mend broken hearts."

• "Be multilingual; smiles are the universal language."

• "A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles." ~Washington Irving

• A smile enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give.

• A smile takes but a moment, but the memory of it lasts forever.

• A smile brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and it is nature's best antidote for trouble.

• A smile 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, so give them one of yours as no one needs a smile as much as the one who has no more to give!

• So many languages in the world, and a smile speaks them all.

"A laugh is a smile that bursts." ~ Mary H. Waldrip

• "A smile is the curve that sets all things straight"  ~ Phyllis Diller

• The world always looks brighter from behind a smile.

• "All the statistics in the world can't measure the warmth of a smile." ~ Chris Hart

• "A smile is just a frown upside-down."
  ~Today's Special, a TV Ontario children's show

• I smile and everyone loves me. I cry and find out who my true friends are.

• A smile is a light in the window of the soul indicating that the heart is home.

•  A smile is as nice to give as it is to receive.

• It takes a lot of work from the face to let out a smile, but just think what good smiling can bring to the most important muscle of the body...the heart.

• "A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance." ~ Proverbs 15:13 NKJV

• or another version:  "A cheerful heart brings a SMILE to your face!

Your SMILE makes my day!

• If you don’t have anything nice to say, just SMILE!

• Most smiles start with another smile.

• "A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks almost instantly."
  ~sited in Bits & Pieces

• Smiles are the soul's kisses. ~ Minna Thomas Antrim 

YOUR SMILES WILL BE RETURNED. - Pamela Speidel

• SMILE, light the way and have a great day! 

• SMILE, it's a nice reflection on you!

• Have faith in your dreams and someday your rainbow will come smiling through. No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true.

• Smile and the world smiles with you.  Cry and you cry alone.

• A SMILE is a facelift that's in everyone's price range! ~ Ziggy

• The act of smiling is a gift that gives a little piece of joy and sunshine to brighten another's day.

• When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.

• "If you're not using your smile, you're like a man with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook" ~ Les Giblin

• "If you only have one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home and then go out in the street and start grinning "Good Morning" at total strangers." ~ Maya Angelou

• "Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love."  ~ Mother Teresa

• "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

• "Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out share, SMILE, hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself." ~ Og Mandino

Don't Worry, Be Happy, and Keep Smiling!

• SMILE!  It only takes 13 muscles; a frown takes 64!

• SMILE! it's free therapy! ~ Doug Horton

• "Smile more often! Give someone a hug! Praise someone for doing a job well done! These are the little things that can make a big difference in a person's life. Do you notice that they are all free? They are free to give and free to receive. This just gives you another reason to SMILE, hug and praise more!"
   - Mary Shaw

DISCLAIMER:  This is my "personal collection" of quips, quotes and sayings, but I did not write them.  It is certainly not my intention to gain credit for the talent and work of others and I have mentioned the author's name if at all possible.

 Please sign my Guestbook and let me and let me know if you see any errors, or if you have a favorite quote or saying you would like to share.   Thank you,   Pam

p.s.  If you see someone without a SMILE, please give them one of yours!