Smile quotes uplift your spirits and provide unique insight.
Despite the vast diversity in human civilizations and how we express ourselves, psychologist Paul Ekman revealed that facial expressions have a universality that transcends time and space.
Each of these tens of thousands of different ways of moving our facial muscles expresses and reinforces one of the six primary emotions: anger, contempt, delight, fear, sadness, and surprise.
And which of them has the most intense and meaningful facial expression? The grin.
Smiling is commonly seen as a means of expressing happiness. It has the ability to transmit our internal world to those on the outside, as well as serve as a welcoming sign for newcomers.
Our muscles can convey input to our faces when we smile, which can help to improve our happiness.
So we’ve compiled a list of inspirational quotations about smiling to lift your spirits and add a few more smiles to your day.
110+ Smiling Quotes to Improve Your Happinesss
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
The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief.__William Shakespeare
Peace begins with a smile..― Mother Teresa
I love those who can smile in trouble.___Leonardo da Vinci
A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.– William Arthur Ward
A smile is happiness you’ll find right under your nose.___Tom Wilson
Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.― Roy T. Bennett
A smile doesn’t always stand for a perfect life.__Faraaz Kazi
A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.___William Hazlitt
When things are difficult, smile by faith. Don’t wait until you feel better.___Joel Osteen
A smile is the best makeup any girl can wear.__Marilyn Monroe
Peace begins with a smile. – Mother Teresa
A simple smile. That’s the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.___Dalai Lama
Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.___Thich Nhat Hanh
More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.― Roy T. Bennett
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.___Dr. Seuss
And then he gives me a smile that just seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me.― Suzanne Collins
The greatest self is a peaceful smile, that always sees the world smiling back.___Bryant H. McGill
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
Smile, it’s free therapy. – Douglas Horton
Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don’t get so worked up about things.___Kenneth Branagh
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
Smile, smile, smile at your mind as often as possible. Your smiling will considerably reduce your mind’s tearing tension.___Sri Chinmoy
Smile at strangers and you just might change a life. – Steve Maraboli
Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows?___Joel Osteen
Always find opportunities to make someone smile, and to offer random acts of kindness in everyday life.__Roy T. Bennett
Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile___Mother Teresa
Smile more. Smiling can make you and others happy.___Roy T. Bennett
Always find opportunities to make someone smile, and to offer random acts of kindness in everyday life.― Roy T. Bennett
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.__Thich Nhat Hanh
I eat every two hours. I sleep for eight hours. I have lots of water. I pray to keep calm. Most importantly, I have a smile on my face.___Vidya Balan
Use your smile to change the world; don’t let the world change your smile.___Chinese Proverb
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. – Thomas Paine
Maman told me that every time you smile, a very tiny bit of the smile stays stuck to your face, so as you get older and older your face starts to show all the tiny bits of all your smiles and you look like you are smiling all the time, even when you are just thinking about what to have for breakfast. She said, also, that if you frown a lot then the frown sticks to your face instead. That way when you are old you have a very frowny face and look cross all the time and people are scared of you.___Claire King
You shouldn’t never regret something that made you smile.___Mei Maejor
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.― Thich Nhat Hanh
Smiling is the best way to face every problem, to crush every fear and to hide every pain.___Unknown
That smile could move mountains. It could also break hearts.___Kylie Scott
Teeth aren’t pearly, until you smile.___Anthony Liccione
Everyone smiles in the same language.__George Carlin
If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. – Maya Angelou
Strong people are ones who can smile for others’ happiness.___Veronica Purcell
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.__Charlie Chaplin
Oh no. Don’t smile. You’ll kill me. I stop breathing when you smile.― Tessa Dare
Look back, and smile on perils past.___Walter Scott
Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone.___Michael Jackson
Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.__Mark Twain
It’s hard not to feel happy when you make someone smile.___Roy T. Bennett
Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody’s heart.– Anthony J D’Angelo
Share your smile with the world. It’s a symbol of friendship and peace.___Christie Brinkley
Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.__Mother Teresa
It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime.___Steve Maraboli
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
You can only hold a smile for so long, after that it’s just teeth.― Chuck Palahniuk
Nothing you wear is more important than your smile.___Connie Stevens
Smile! It increases your face value.___Robert Harling
Smile at the obstacle, for it is a bridge.___Medusa
A smile is the best way to get away with trouble even if it’s a fake one.___Masashi Kishimoto
A smile puts you on the right track. A smile makes the world a beautiful place. When you lose your smile, you lose your way in the chaos of life.― Roy T. Bennett
If you’re not using your smile, you’re like a man with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook.___Les Giblin
Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.___Mother Teresa
I can sing and dance. I can smile – a lot.__Chris Colfer
If you smile when you are alone, then you really mean it.___Andy Rooney
Never regret anything that made you smile.___Mark Twain
A smile is the universal welcome. – Max Eastman
A smiling face is a beautiful face. A smiling heart is a happy heart.___Dr. T.P. Chia
Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you. – Les Brown
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.___Thich Nhat Hanh
Adam smiled cheerily. Ronan would start wars and burn cities for that true smile, elastic and amiable.― Maggie Stiefvater
Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.___H. Jackson Brown Jr.
The living should smile, for the dead cannot.___George R.R. Martin
You don’t have to be happy to smile. – Daniel Willey
Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available.___Jim Beggs
Your smile is your logo, your personality is your business card, how you leave others feeling after having an experience with you becomes your trademark.___Anonymous
A smile cures the wounding of a frown.___William Shakespeare
The source of a true smile is an awakened mind.___Thich Nhat Hanh
Anyone can smile on their best day. I like to meet a man who can smile on his WORST.___Lauren Graham
A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can bestow on anyone and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.___Og Mandino
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
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
All the statistics in the world can’t measure the warmth of a smile. – Chris Hart
When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully.___Steve Maraboli
Smile. Be open and welcoming.___Ephraim Buchwald
Learn to smile at every situation. See it as an opportunity to prove your strength and ability.__Joe Brown
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
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.___Phyllis Diller
After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul’s infeasible duty is to be of good cheer.___William R. Alger
Just one smile immensely increases the beauty of the universe.– Sri Chinmoy
For a moment at least, be a smile on someone else’s face.___Dejan Stojanovic
I like to smile. I smile even when I’m nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.___Yani Tseng
We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.___Mother Teresa
It seems to me that what we call beauty in a face lies in the smile.___Leo Tolstoy
An enigmatic smile is worth ten pages of dialogue.__Connie Brockway
Everywhere you go, take a smile with you.___Sasha Asevedo
The world always looks brighter from behind a smile.__Unknown
The people who make you smile from just seeing them, those are my favorite people.___Koi Fresco
Keep a smile on your face and let your personality be your autograph.___Unknown
I am intrigued by the smile upon your face, and the sadness within your eyes.___Jeremy Aldana
When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile.___Unknown
If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.– Unknown
Nothing shakes the smiling heart.___Santosh Kalwar
Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.– John Ray
Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.___Yoko Ono
You haven’t lost your smile at all, it’s right under your nose. You just forgot it was there.___Anonymous
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.__F. Scott Fitzgerald
A smile is a friend maker.___Bangambiki Habyarimana
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
I wake up every day with a smile on my face.__Henry Ian Cusick
Her smile, I’m sure, burnt Rome to the ground.__Mark Z. Danielewski
People with dimple have a divine role in this universe: smile!__Toba Beta