A smile cost nothing, but gives much. <br />It enriches those who receive, <br />without making poorer those who give. <br />It takes but a moment, <br />but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. <br /> <br />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. <br /> <br />A smile creates happiness in the home, <br />fosters good will in business, <br />and is the countersign of friendship. <br />It brings rest to the weary, <br />cheer to the discouraged, <br />sunshine to the sad, <br />and is nature's best antidote for trouble. <br /> <br />Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, <br />for it is something that is of no value to anyone <br />until it is given away. <br /> <br />Some people are too tired to give you a smile. <br />Give them one of yours, <br />as none needs a smile so much, as he who has no more to give.<br /><br />Ria Rose<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-value-of-a-smile/
