'Tis easy enough to be pleasant,
When life flows along like a song;
But the man worth while is the one who will smile
When everything does dead wrong;
For the test of the heart is trouble,
And it always comes with the years,
But the smile that is worth the praise of earth
Is the smile that comes through tears.
. . . .
But the virtue that conquers passion,
And the sorrow that hides in a smile--
It is these that are worth the homage of earth,
For we find them but once in a while.
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With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.
With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.
Whence that three-cornered smile of bliss?
Three angels gave me at once a kiss.
Whence that three-cornered smile of bliss?
Three angels gave me at once a kiss.
We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.
We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.
What's the use of worrying?
It never was worth while, so
Pack up your troubles in your read more
What's the use of worrying?
It never was worth while, so
Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag,
And smile, smile, smile.
I feel in every smile a chain.
I feel in every smile a chain.
In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.
In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.
Smiles form the channels of a future tear.
Smiles form the channels of a future tear.
There is a snake in thy smile, my dear,
And bitter poison within thy tear.
There is a snake in thy smile, my dear,
And bitter poison within thy tear.
Reproof on her lip, but a smile in her eye.
Reproof on her lip, but a smile in her eye.
