quotations about smiles and smiling
Nothing is so beautiful as the smile of a countenance habitually melancholy; like a gloomy day, it is irradiated by a sudden burst of sunshine.
G. P. MORRIS
attributed, Day's Collacon
A good smile is the sunshine of wisdom.
HOSEA BALLOU
Treasury of Thought
A smile is the advertisement of a laugh.
CHRISTOPHER ANSTEY
attributed, Day's Collacon
A tender smile, our sorrows' only balm.
EDWARD YOUNG
Love of Fame
The meaning of a smile is, as it were, a meaning that presupposes a situation, a meeting, an encounter, a set of previous personal relationships. It acknowledges the interpersonal situation and adds a further determination, a further constituent, to the present situation. It does not so much describe the subject as reveal him, betray him. There is no deduction from the smile to the person, but by the smile the person becomes, as it were, transparent. He is in communication with another, and that communication is something that antedates the distinction between sign and what is signified, the distinction between the soul that means and the body by which the meaning is expressed.
BERNARD LONERGAN
"Time and Meaning", Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan
When you smile, neural messaging is sent to the brain, which activates your feel-good neurotransmitters dopamine, endorphins and serotonin. These neurotransmitters are very effective in fighting off stress and keeping your body more relaxed, which in turn has been found to lower your blood pressure and heart rate. Additionally, endorphins act as natural pain relief while serotonin is a great way to lift your mood and can even be an effective anti-depressant. Multiple research studies have shown the really awesome fact about smiling is that it has close to the same benefit whether or not the smile comes naturally or is forced. The simple act of smiling is enough for your body to transmit messages to your brain creating both conscious and unconscious impacts.
LOGAN ROCHE
"What's in a smile? The good things in life", The Garden Island, August 8, 2017
Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.
CHARLES READE
White Lies
Smile your smile of total tenderness
Smile the smile that takes away the rain
Smile away my total emptiness
For I never wanna have to cry again
OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN
"Smile For Me"
A smile is recognized in every culture and serves important social functions -- inviting friendship, showing deference and even hoping for appeasement.
MAX A. EGGERT
Body Language for Business
If laughter is the daylight of the soul, a smile is its twilight.
BENJAMIN BRANDRETH
attributed, Day's Collacon
Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
And smile, smile, smile.
Don't let your joy and laughter hear the snag
Smile boys, that's the style
THE ANDREWS SISTERS
"Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag"