Does the grouch get richer quicker than the friendly sort of man? <br />Can the grumbler labor better than the cheerful fellow can? <br />Is the mean and churlish neighbor any cleverer than the one <br />Who shouts a glad 'good morning,' and then smiling passes on? <br /> <br />Just stop and think about it. Have you ever known or seen <br />A mean man who succeeded, just because he was so mean? <br />When you find a grouch with honors and with money in his pouch, <br />You can bet he didn't win them just because he was a grouch. <br /> <br />Oh, you'll not be any poorer if you smile along your way, <br />And your lot will not be harder for the kindly things you say. <br />Don't imagine you are wasting time for others that you spend: <br />You can rise to wealth and glory and still pause to be a friend.<br /><br />Edgar Albert Guest<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/it-isn-t-costly/
