“A SMILE costs nothing, but gives much. It enriches those who receive,
without making poorer those who give. It takes but 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 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.”
– believed to be based on the writings of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch