“We tried not to smile, for smiling only encourages men to bore you and waste your time.”
Source: How Should a Person Be?
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“Education,” he smiled, “is never a waste of time.”
Source: Time Scout (1995), Chapter 9 (p. 175)
“To-day we only smile, we laugh no more,
And e'en our very pleasures seem to bore.”
On ne rit plus, on sourit aujourd'hui,
Et nos plaisirs sont voisins a l'eunui.
Réflexions sur les passions et sur les goûts (1741).
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 170.
Source: Pride and Prejudice
“Give a smile to everyone you meet (smile with your eyes) — and you’ll smile and receive smiles…”
Be Generous!
“Every time you smile, I smile
And every time you shine, I'll shine for you.”
Jump Then Fall, Fearless: Platinum Edition (2009).
Song lyrics
“Each day will be triumphant only when your smiles bring forth smiles from others.”
Source: The Greatest Salesman in the World (1968), Ch. 14 : The Scroll Marked VII, p. 86.
“You paint your smile on your lips.”
Music, Slippery When Wet (1986)