Smiles

Smile a little, smile a little,
As you go along,
Not alone when life is pleasant,
But when things go wrong.
Care delights to see you frowning,
Loves to hear you sigh;
Turn a smiling face upon her –
Quick the dame will fly.

Smile a little, smile a little,
All along the road;
Every life must have its burden,
Every heart its load.
Why sit down in gloom and darkness
With your grief to sup?
As you drink Fate’s bitter tonic,
Smile across the cup.

Smile upon the troubled pilgrims
Whom you pass and meet;

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Love much. Earth has enough of bitter in it.

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The spark divine dwells in thee: let it grow.

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No question is ever settled until it is settled right.

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To sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men.

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And from the discontent of one man The world's best progress springs.

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To sin in silence while others doth protest makes cowards out of men.

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'Tis the set of the sail that decides the goal, and not the storm of life.

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