A Smile

A smile costs nothing, but gives much.
It enriches those who receive, without
making poorer those who give.
It takes a moment, but the memory of it
sometimes lasts forever.
None is so rich or mighty that he can get
along without it, and none is so poor, but
that he can be made rich by it.
A smile creates happiness in the home,
fosters good will 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.