100+ Inspirational Quotes About Smiles to Brighten Your Day

### Discover the Power of a Smile Smiles are more than just expressions; they are powerful tools that can uplift spirits, forge connections, and inspire hope. In this curated collection of over 100 inspirational quotes about smiles, you'll find wisdom from renowned thinkers, artists, and leaders who celebrate the beauty and strength behind a simple smile. ### Why Smiles Matter From Leonardo da Vinci's admiration for those who smile in trouble to Mother Teresa's belief that peace begins with a smile, these quotes remind us that smiling is a universal language of kindness and resilience. Whether you're seeking motivation, comfort, or a reason to smile today, this collection offers something for everyone. ### Embrace the Joy Explore quotes that encourage you to smile through challenges, share joy with others, and recognize the profound impact a smile can have on your life and those around you. Let these words inspire you to wear your smile proudly and spread positivity wherever you go.

Wisdom from the Masters

"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do."

- Mother Teresa

Compassion

"Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them."

- Andre Maurois

Self-confidence

"Nobody needs a smile so much as the one who has none to give. So get used to smiling heart-warming smiles, and you will spread sunshine in a sometimes dreary world."

- Lawrence G. Lovasik

Compassion

"Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life."

- Yoko Ono

Self-improvement

"A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles."

- William Hazlitt

Compassion

"After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer."

- William R. Alger

Positivity

"A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles."

- Washington Irving

Compassion

"Remember even though the outside world might be raining, if you keep on smiling the sun will soon show its face and smile back at you."

- Anna Lee

Positivity

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."

- Dr. Seuss

Happiness

"Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody’s heart."

- Anthony J. D’Angelo

Love

"Don’t take life too seriously! Nobody gets out alive anyway. Smile. Be goofy. Take chances. Have fun. Inspire."

- Dawn Gluskin

Motivation

"If you see someone without a smile today, give 'em yours."

- Dolly Parton

Generosity

"Remember to smile."

- Nelson Mandela

Positivity

"A simple smile. That’s the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others."

- Dalai Lama

Compassion

"Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears."

- John Lennon

Relationships

"If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love."

- Maya Angelou

Love

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."

- Joseph Addison

Compassion

"Smile, it's free therapy."

- Douglas Horton

Well-being

"A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose."

- Tom Wilson

Happiness

"Life is like a mirror. Smile at it and it smiles back at you."

- Peace Pilgrim

Positivity

"A smile is the best makeup any girl can wear."

- Marilyn Monroe

Self-confidence

"Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love."

- Mother Teresa

Love

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Joy

"Learn to smile at every situation. See it as an opportunity to prove your strength and ability."

- Joe Brown

Strength

"Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened."

- Dr. Seuss

Happiness

"A smile is a curve that sets everything straight."

- Phyllis Diller

Optimism

"Everyone smiles in the same language."

- George Carlin

Connection to Earth

"Life is like a mirror. Smile at it, and it smiles back at you."

- Peace Pilgrim

Optimism

"What's the use of worrying? It never was worthwhile, so pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag, and smile, smile, smile."

- George Henry Powell

Positivity

"The greatest self is a peaceful smile that always sees the world smiling back."

- Bryant H. McGill

Inner Peace

"Smile. It instantly lifts the face, and it just lights up the room."

- Christie Brinkley

Joy

"The source of a true smile is an awakened mind."

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Mindfulness

"A warm smile is the universal language of kindness."

- William Arthur Ward

Compassion

"A simple smile. That's the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others."

- Dalai Lama

Compassion

"I was smiling yesterday, I am smiling today and I will smile tomorrow. Simply because life is too short to cry for anything."

- Santosh Kalwar

Optimism

"Smiling makes people feel good and positive, conveying a sense of good-will, rapport and trust."

- Dr. T.P.Chia

Compassion

"It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime."

- Steve Maraboli

Compassion

"Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad."

- Christina Rossetti

Optimism

"Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you."

- Les Brown

Self-confidence

"To be able to throw one's self away for the sake of a moment, to be able to sacrifice years for a woman's smile–that is happiness."

- Hermann Hesse

Love

"When you smile at a stranger, there is already a minute outflow of energy. You become a giver."

- Eckhart Tolle

Compassion

"The smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears."

- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Strength

"If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace."

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Peace

"Of all the medicines in the inner life, a smile is by far the best medicine."

- Sri Chinmoy

Healing

"If I can see pain in your eyes, then share with me your tears. If I can see joy in your eyes, then share with me your smile."

- Santosh Kalwar

Compassion

"Smile at the obstacle, for it is a bridge."

- Medusa

Overcoming Obstacles

"Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful."

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Happiness

"Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning, and you'll start to see a big difference in your life."

- Yoko Ono

Happiness

"Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace."

- Christie Brinkley

Connection to Earth

"You'll find that life is still worthwhile if you just smile."

- Charlie Chaplin

Optimism

"I have many problems in life. But my lips don't know that. They always smile."

- Charlie Chaplin

Strength

"Smile at strangers, and you just might change a life."

- Steve Maraboli

Compassion

"When someone is rude, keep a smile on your face. When you stay on the high road and keep your joy, you take away their power."

- Joel Osteen

Strength

"Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody's heart."

- Anthony J. D’Angelo

Love

"Too often, we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."

- Leo F. Buscaglia

Compassion

"Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened."

- Dr. Seuss

Optimism

"Smile is the beauty of the soul."

- Lailah Gifty Akita

Inner Peace

"It's hard not to feel happy when you make someone smile."

- Roy T. Bennett

Happiness

"A smiling face is a beautiful face. A smiling heart is a happy heart."

- Dr. T.P.Chia

Happiness

"I want to touch the heart of the world and make it smile."

- Charles de Lint

Contribution

"Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough."

- Richard M. DeVos

Motivation

"If someone is too tired to give you a smile, leave one of your own because no one needs a smile as much as those who have none to give."

- Samson Raphael Hirsch

Compassion

"Science teaches to think, but love teaches to smile."

- Santosh Kalwar

Love

"One of the most rewarding things in life is to always put a smile on your face."

- Dr. T.P.Chia

Motivation

"Spend your life with people who make you smile, laugh and feel loved."

- Roy T. Bennett

Relationships

"Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears."

- Demi Lovato

Strength

"If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace."

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Peace

"Smile. Have you ever noticed how easily puppies make human friends? Yet, all they do is wag their tails and fall over."

- Walter Anderson

Joy

"Better by far you should forget and smile that you should remember and be sad."

- Christina Rossetti

Positivity

"When I look out at the people and they look at me and they're smiling, then I know that I'm loved. That is the time when I have no worries, no problems."

- Etta James

Love

"Youth smiles without any reason. It is one of its chiefest charms."

- Thomas Gray

Joy

"And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears."

- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Strength

"I have found that a smile and a stick will carry you through all right, and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it is the smile that does the trick."

- Robert Powell

Perseverance

"As happy a man as any in the world, for the whole world seems to smile upon me!"

- Samuel Pepys

Joy

"Children learn to smile from their parents."

- Shinichi Suzuki

Learning

"Never a lip is curved with pain that can't be kissed into smiles again."

- Bret Harte

Healing

"If the world's a veil of tears, Smile till rainbows span it."

- Lucy Larcom

Hope

"Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles."

- George Eliot

Relationships

"Smiling is definitely one of the best beauty remedies. If you have a good sense of humor and a good approach to life, that's beautiful."

- Rashida Jones

Well-being

"Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been."

- Jimmy Buffett

Wellness

"A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside."

- Denis Waitley

Compassion

"Smile, smile, smile at your mind as often as possible. Your smiling will considerably reduce your mind's tearing tension."

- Sri Chinmoy

Mindfulness

"It is impossible to persuade a man who does not disagree, but smiles."

- Muriel Spark

Philosophy

"Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone."

- Michael Jackson

Spirituality

"If you're not using your smile, you're like a man with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook."

- Les Giblin

Motivation

"People who keep stiff upper lips find that it's damn hard to smile."

- Judith Guest

Adversity

"A smile is a facelift that's in everyone's price range!"

- Tom Wilson

Self-confidence

"A smile is the best way to get away with trouble, even if it's a fake one."

- Masashi Kishimoto

Bravery

"Your wrinkles either show that you're nasty, cranky and senile, or that you're always smiling."

- Carlos Santana

Self-confidence

"You can only hold a smile for so long; after that, it's just teeth."

- Chuck Palahniuk

Philosophy

"Keep walking and keep smiling."

- Tiny Tim

Motivation

"The people who make you smile from just seeing them, those are my favorite people."

- Koi Fresco

Relationships

"Always wear a smile sometime during the day; it makes you feel happier and younger."

- Kylie Bax

Well-being

"You don't have to be happy to smile."

- Daniel Willey

Self-confidence

"Smile from your heart; nothing is more beautiful than a woman (person) who is happy to be herself."

- Kubra Sait

Self-esteem

"All the statistics in the world can't measure the warmth of a smile."

- Chris Hart

Compassion

"A smile is a friend maker."

- Bangambiki Habyarimana

Connection to Earth

"Smile. it's the second best thing you can do with your lips."

- Jill Shalvis

Joy

"If you're reading this…Congratulations, you're alive. If that's not something to smile about, then I don't know what is."

- Chad Sugg

Gratitude

"The teeth are smiling, but is the heart?"

- African proverb

Self-awareness

"Use your smile to change the world; don't let the world change your smile."

- Chinese Proverb

Empowerment

"Show me a smile, and I'll show you one back."

- Vanilla Ice

Compassion

"Her smile, I'm sure, burnt Rome to the ground."

- Mark Z. Danielewski

Strength

"It seems to me that what we call beauty in a face lies in the smile."

- Leo Tolstoy

Philosophy

"Anyone can smile on their best day. I like to meet a man who can smile on his WORST."

- Lauren Graham

Strength

"Every smile makes you a day younger."

- Chinese Proverb

Well-being

"A smile doesn't always stand for a perfect life."

- Faraaz Kazi

Philosophy

"That smile could move mountains. It could also break hearts."

- Kylie Scott

Love

"A laugh is a smile out of control."

- Wyatt B. Pringle Jr

Joy

"An enigmatic smile is worth ten pages of dialog."

- Connie Brockway

Philosophy

"Teeth aren't pearly until you smile."

- Anthony Liccione

Self-confidence

"When you have to work, work with a smile."

- Kapil Dev

Motivation

"It's important to maintain an attractive smile as you age. A lighter, less beige, more white tooth color is key, but no Chiclets."

- Evelyn Lauder

Health

"My children and my husband make me smile. My work makes me smile."

- Victoria Beckham

Family

"Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, “I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.”"

- Dale Carnegie

Inspiration

"More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate."

- Roy T. Bennett

Positivity

"The greatest self is a peaceful smile, that always sees the world smiling back."

- Bryant H. McGill

Inner Peace

"Whatever happens, just keep smiling and lose yourself in love."

- Rumi

Love

"Smiling is the best way to face every problem, to crush every fear and to hide every pain."

- Will Smith

Strength

"If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it."

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Peace

"There is always a reason to smile. You just have to find it."

- De Philosopher DJ Kyos

Optimism

"If you see somebody without a smile, give ’em yours!"

- Dolly Parton

Generosity

"Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people."

- Roy T. Bennett

Compassion

"Remember me with smile and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don’t remember me at all."

- Laura Ingalls Wilder

Reflection

"It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it can last a lifetime. We should all smile more often."

- Steve Maraboli

Compassion

"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions — the little soon forgotten charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment, and the countless infinitesimals of pleasurable and genial feeling."

- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Happiness

"The smile is the shortest distance between two people, and the more we smile, the less we fight."

- Victor Borge

Connection to Earth

"Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened."

- Dr. Seuss

Contentment

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."

- Leo Buscaglia

Compassion

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."

- Joseph Addison

Contribution

"Keep smiling every day. Soon you will be able to smile, naturally, from your heart. Then from your tummy. Then with your whole body."

- Yoko Ono

Well-being

"I think the smile belongs only to human beings. If we want those smiles, we must create the reasons that make them appear."

- The Dalai Lama

Philosophy

"Smile. It instantly lifts the face and it just lights up the room."

- Christie Brinkley

Positivity

"Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love."

- Mother Teresa

Service

"A smile is so sexy, yet so warm. When someone genuinely smiles at you, it’s the greatest feeling in the world."

- Mandy Moore

Love

"Life is a mirror: If you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting."

- William Makepeace Thackeray

Philosophy

"Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile and a grateful heart."

- Zig Ziglar

Generosity

"The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be nice to everyone and always smile. Always appreciate things, because (they) could be gone tomorrow."

- Ed Sheeran

Gratitude

"Smile and maybe tomorrow/ You’ll see the sun come shining through for you."

- Nat King Cole

Hope

"You’re never fully dressed without a smile."

- Martin Charnin

Self-confidence

"Even a smile is a good deed."

- Shari Arison

Compassion

"Appearances matter—and remember to smile."

- Nelson Mandela

Motivation

"The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief."

- William Shakespeare

Strength

"The living should smile, for the dead cannot."

- George R.R. Martin

Philosophy

"How can you feel bad and smile simultaneously?"

- Maxime Lagacé

Philosophy

"There is little success where there is little laughter."

- Andrew Carnegie

Happiness

"More can be taught with a single smile than with a whole year worth of lessons."

- Anthony T. Hincks

Education

"Smile! It increases your face value."

- Robert Harling

Self-confidence

"Something of a person's character may be observed by how they smile."

- Christian Nestell Bovee

Insight

"She wrote love with her smile and magic with her eyes."

- Giovannie de Sadeleer

Love

"I wake up every day with a smile on my face."

- Henry Ian Cusick

Motivation

"Dare, dream, dance, smile and sing loudly! And have faith that love is an unstoppable force!"

- Suzanne Brockmann

Motivation

"You've probably noticed how when someone says hello or smiles at you, your automatic reaction is to say hello or smile back."

- Shawn Achor

Connection to Earth

"You shouldn't never regret something that made you smile."

- Bei Maejor

Optimism

"A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can bestow on anyone, and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms."

- Og Mandino

Empowerment

"I am intrigued by the smile upon your face and the sadness within your eyes"

- Jeremy Aldana

Insight

"Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day."

- H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Generosity

"I come to work with a smile, and I leave with a laugh, and I'm so grateful."

- Robert Knepper

Gratitude

"The face of a truly happy man seldom lacks smiles."

- Ogwo David Emenike

Happiness

"Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more and don't get so worked up about things."

- Kenneth Branagh

Well-being

"Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been."

- Mark Twain

Reflection

"You've got to S-M-I-L-E To be H-A-P-P-Y."

- Shirley Temple Black

Happiness

"When we learn to smile at life, we shall find that the problems we encounter dissolve."

- Donald Curtis

Optimism

"If you’re not using your smile, you’re like a man with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook."

- Les Giblin

Motivation

"People with dimples have a divine role in this universe: smile!"

- Toba Beta

Joy

"Be happy. It really annoys negative people."

- Ricky Gervais

Positivity

"If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don’t be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning ‘Good morning’ at total strangers."

- Maya Angelou

Generosity

"A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks."

- Charles Gordy

Self-confidence

"Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts."

- Paramahansa Yogananda

Compassion

"Laugh, even when you feel too sick or too worn out or tired. Smile, even when you're trying not to cry and the tears are blurring your vision."

- Alysha Speer

Courage

"You’ve probably noticed how when someone says hello or smiles at you, your automatic reaction is to say hello or smile back."

- Shawn Achor

Connection to Earth

"I love those who can smile in trouble."

- Leonardo da Vinci

Bravery

"There is fear when frowning. There is love when smiling."

- Maxime Lagacé

Love

"Smiling is definitely one of the best beauty remedies. If you have a good sense of humor and a good approach to life, that’s beautiful."

- Rashida Jones

Self-care

"Gratitude paints little smiley faces on everything it touches."

- Richelle E. Goodrich

Gratitude

"A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can bestow on anyone and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms."

- Og Mandino

Strength

"Live life to the fullest. You have to color outside the lines once in a while if you want to make your life a masterpiece. Laugh some every day. Keep growing, keep dreaming, keep following your heart. The important thing is not to stop questioning."

- Albert Einstein

Personal Growth

"If you smile when you are alone, then you really mean it."

- Andy Rooney

Happiness

"You shouldn’t never regret something that made you smile."

- Bei Maejor

Positivity

"I just want to make people smile."

- Julie Garwood

Contribution

"Look back, and smile on perils past."

- Walter Scott

Reflection

"You don’t have to be happy to smile."

- Daniel Willey

Awareness

"Beauty is power; a smile is its sword."

- John Ray

Strength

"Just for today, smile a little more."

- James A. Murphy

Motivation

"Peace begins with a smile."

- Mother Teresa

Peace

"Nothing shakes the smiling heart."

- Santosh Kalwar

Strength

"A smile cures the wounding of a frown."

- William Shakespeare

Healing

"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter."

- E. E. Cummings

Well-being

"Nothing you wear is more important than your smile."

- Connie Stevens

Self-confidence

"Never regret anything that made you smile."

- Mark Twain

Reflection

"People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile."

- Milton A. Lee

Self-confidence

"You’ll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile."

- Charlie Chaplin

Hope

"A smile is happiness you’ll find right under your nose."

- Tom Wilson

Happiness

"Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available."

- Jim Beggs

Positivity

"Always keep your smile. That’s how I explain my long life."

- Jeanne Calment

Wellness

"Smile, it’s free therapy."

- Douglas Horton

Healing

"I just like to smile. Smiling’s my favorite"

- Buddy The Elf

Joy

"Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person’s day. It’s all about paying it forward."

- Mariska Hargitay

Generosity

"I believe that when you put a smile out there, you get a smile back."

- Heidi Klum

Positivity

"I’ve had to learn to fight all my life—got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile, things will work out."

- Serena Williams

Perseverance

"The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection."

- Thomas Paine

Strength

"They might not need me; but they might. I'll let my head be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity."

- Emily Dickinson

Compassion

"A smile is the universal welcome."

- Max Eastman

Connection to Earth

"Always keep your smile. That's how I explain my long life."

- Jeanne Calment

Well-being

"I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile."

- Goldie Hawn

Compassion

"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind look or heartfelt compliment."

- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Happiness

"Hide your craziness behind a beautiful smile. That’s all you need."

- Paulo Coelho

Self-confidence

"Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward."

- Kurt Vonnegut

Positivity

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."

- Leo Buscaglia

Compassion

"Smile. It’s the second-best thing you can do with your lips."

- Jill Shalvis

Joy

"All the statistics in the world can’t measure the warmth of a smile."

- Chris Hart

Awareness

"You can’t deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants."

- Stephen King

Joy

"I never smile unless I mean it."

- Donny Osmond

Integrity

"Withhold a smile only when the smile can hurt someone. Otherwise, let it bloom forth in a riot."

- Vera Nazarian

Morality

"Just have fun. Smile. And keep putting on lipstick."

- Diane Keaton

Joy

"Look back and smile on perils past!"

- Sir Walter Scott

Reflection

"Smiles, like humor, are the most serious and complex forms of communication used by human beings."

- Gayle Pemberton

Connection to Earth

"Everyone looks so much better when they smile."

- Jimmy Fallon

Positivity

"Smiles are the soul’s kisses…"

- Minna Thomas Antrim

Love

"Smile. Have you ever noticed how easily puppies make human friends? Yet all they do is wag their tails and fall over."

- Walter Inglis Anderson

Joy

"Twice I have lived forever in a smile."

- E.E. Cummings

Reflection

"Colors are the smiles of nature."

- Leigh Hunt

Nature

"Ah, what happiness it is to be with people who are all happy, to press hands, press cheeks, smile into eyes."

- Katherine Mansfield

Happiness

"Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening."

- Greta Garbo

Strength

"Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either."

- Henry Ward Beecher

Balance

"Just to see you smile, I’d do anything that you wanted me to. When all is said and done, I’d never count the cost, it’s worth all that’s lost."

- Tim McGraw

Love

"I’ve got nothing to do today but smile."

- Paul Simon

Contentment

"I've always spent more time with a smile on my face than not, but the thing is, I don't write about it."

- Robert Smith

Self-awareness

"I think that anybody that smiles automatically looks better."

- Diane Lane

Positivity

"Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization."

- Victor Hugo

Philosophy

"Smile. It’s the second best thing you can do with your lips."

- Jill Shalvis

Positivity

"A smile is the best way to get away with trouble—even if it’s a fake one."

- Masashi Kishimoto

Taking Risks

"Don’t cry for a man who’s left you—the next one may fall for your smile."

- Mae West

Hope

"Start every day off with a smile and get it over with."

- W.C. Fields

Motivation

"The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on."

- Robert Bloch

Facing Fears

"Keep smiling—it takes 10 years off!"

- Jane Birkin

Wellness

"Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray."

- Lord Byron

Hope

"You can only hold a smile for so long, after that it’s just teeth."

- Chuck Palahniuk

Awareness

"I'm really exciting. I smile a lot, I win a lot, and I'm really sexy."

- Serena Williams

Self-confidence

"But God can only smile because only God can know what is coming next."

- Desmond Tutu

Faith

"Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval."

- Thomas S. Monson

Faith

"She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket."

- Raymond Chandler

Love

"A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities."

- Herman Melville

Philosophy

"If you haven't seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven't seen her smile her prettiest."

- Kin Hubbard

Joy

"People who keep stiff upper lips find that it’s damn hard to smile."

- Judith Guest

Adversity

"If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours."

- Dolly Parton

Happiness

Bite-sized Inspirational Quotes

"It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living."

Happiness

"If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it."

Joy

"Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth."

Happiness

"If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy."

Balance

"Use your smile to change the world, but don't let the world change your smile."

Empowerment

"Smiling is my favorite exercise."

Wellness

"The world always looks brighter from behind a smile."

Optimism

"Smiling doesn't necessarily mean you're happy. Sometimes, it just means you're strong."

Strength

"Smile is the vainest thing you can wear without costing you anything."

Self-confidence

"Silence and smiles are two powerful tools."

Mindfulness

"Always remember to be happy because you never know who's falling in love with your smile."

Love

"A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear."

Self-confidence

"There is always a reason to smile. Find it."

Optimism

"Everyone should smile. Life really isn't that serious."

Positivity

"One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger."

Strength

"Whoever is happy will make others happy, too."

Happiness

"Everyone should smile. Life really isn’t that serious."

Positivity