These cheery smile quotes are sure to get you grinning in no time
84 Smile Quotes That Are Sure to Get You Grinning
Updated on Nov. 06, 2024
Believe it or not, you have one of the most powerful—and beautiful—tools on earth right under your nose. We’re talking about your smile, of course! A smile can do plenty of things—make you happier, turn a complete stranger’s day around and even convince someone to fall in love. The best part? It doesn’t take much to form a sweet smile on your face. In fact, one of the best ways to form a smile is to read wonderful smile quotes.
Quotes about smiles, similar to gratitude quotes and happiness quotes, have the power to change your outlook on life and steer you toward a more positive attitude. You feel that undeniable tugging at the corners of your mouth while reading these wise words, and before you know it, you’re smiling from ear to ear. Need to test that theory for yourself? No problem. Simply read our list of smile quotes that will get those pearly whites to come out and play.
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Quotes about smiling
1. “The smile you give is the smile you get back.” — Goldie Hawn
2. “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
3. “As long as you live keep smiling, because it brightens everybody’s day.” —Vin Scully
4. “Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad.” — Christina Rossetti
5. “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
6. “Your wrinkles either show that you’re nasty, cranky and senile, or that you’re always smiling.” —Carlos Santana
7. “Sometimes we’re gonna have our bad days, but we must continue to work to be great. Keep smiling. It looks beautiful on you!” —Demi Lovato
8. “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
9. “Strange children should just smile at each other and say, ‘Let’s play.'” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
10.”If you’ve ever been homesick, or felt exiled from all the things and people that once defined you, you’ll know how important welcoming words and friendly smiles can be.” — Stephen King
11. “Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person’s day. It’s all about paying it forward.” —Mariska Hargitay
12. “When you go out each day with a smile on your face—you’re kind, you’re in a good mood, you’re always doing things for others—that’s one of the best witnesses you can have. Our actions speak much louder than our words.” — Joel Osteen
13. “Smiling makes people feel good! It conveys a sense of goodwill!” —Dr. T.P. Chia
14. “Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, “I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.” — Dale Carnegie
15. “More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.” —Roy T. Bennett
16. “Don’t cry for a man who’s left you—the next one may fall for your smile.” — Mae West
17. “A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.” — Herman Melville
18. “The greatest self is a peaceful smile, that always sees the world smiling back.” —Bryant H. McGill
19. “Whatever happens, just keep smiling and lose yourself in love.” —Rumi
20. “Smiling is the best way to face every problem, to crush every fear and to hide every pain.” —Will Smith
Happy smile quotes
21. “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
22. “A smile is happiness you’ll find right under your nose.” —Tom Wilson
23. “If you smile when you are alone, then you really mean it.” —Andy Rooney
24. “Everyone looks so much better when they smile.” — Jimmy Fallon
25. “There is always a reason to smile. You just have to find it.” — De Philosopher DJ Kyos
26. “I think that anybody that smiles automatically looks better.” — Diane Lane
27. “If you see somebody without a smile, give ’em yours!” —
28. “Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.” —Roy T. Bennett
29. “Ah, what happiness it is to be with people who are all happy, to press hands, press cheeks, smile into eyes.” —
30. “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
31. “You’ll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.” —Charlie Chaplin
32. “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
33. “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
34. “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
35. “I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.” —Paul Simon
36. “The smile is the shortest distance between two people, and the more we smile, the less we fight.” —
37. “I believe that when you put a smile out there, you get a smile back.” —Heidi Klum
38. “Withhold a smile only when the smile can hurt someone. Otherwise, let it bloom forth in a riot.” —Vera Nazarian
39. “Use your smile to change the world; don’t let the world change your smile.” —Unknown
40. “Never regret anything that made you smile.” —Mark Twain
Beautiful smile quotes
41. “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” —Dr. Seuss
42. “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
43. “Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.” —H. Jackson Brown Jr.
44. “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
45. “A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.” —Denis Waitley
46. “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.” —
47. “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
48. “Smiles, like humor, are the most serious and complex forms of communication used by human beings.” —Gayle Pemberton
49. “A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can bestow on anyone, and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.” —Og Mandino
50. “Smiles are the soul’s kisses…”—Minna Thomas Antrim
51. “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
52. “Smile. It instantly lifts the face and it just lights up the room.” —Christie Brinkley
53. “Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” —Mother Teresa
54. “A smile is a friend maker.” — Bangambiki Habyarimana
55. “A smile is so sexy, yet so warm. When someone genuinely smiles at you, it’s the greatest feeling in the world.” —Mandy Moore
56. “It seems to me that what we call beauty in a face lies in the smile.” — Leo Tolstoy
57. “Life is a mirror: If you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.” —William Makepeace Thackeray
58. “Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile and a grateful heart.” —Zig Ziglar
59. “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
60.”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
61. “Smile and maybe tomorrow/ You’ll see the sun come shining through for you.” —Nat King Cole
Short smile quotes
62. “Peace begins with a smile.” —Mother Teresa
63. “Look back and smile on perils past!” —Sir Walter Scott
64. “Colors are the smiles of nature.” —Leigh Hunt
65. “A smile is the universal welcome.” —Max Eastman
66. “You’re never fully dressed without a smile.” —Martin Charnin
67. “A smile cures the wounding of a frown.” —William Shakespeare
68. “Even a smile is a good deed.” —Shari Arison
69. “I love those who can smile in trouble.” —Leonardo da Vinci
70. “Twice I have lived forever in a smile.” —E.E. Cummings
71. “Appearances matter—and remember to smile.” —Nelson Mandela
72. “The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief.” —William Shakespeare
Funny smile quotes
73. “Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.” — Mark Twain
74. “Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.” —W.C. Fields
75. “People who keep stiff upper lips find that it’s damn hard to smile.” —Judith Guest
76. “Smile. It’s the second best thing you can do with your lips.” —Jill Shalvis
77. “A smile is the best way to get away with trouble—even if it’s a fake one.” —Masashi Kishimoto
78. “Just have fun. Smile. And keep putting on lipstick.” —Diane Keaton
79. “She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket.” —Raymond Chandler
80. “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
81. “Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening.” —Greta Garbo
82. “Everyone should smile. Life really isn’t that serious.” —Unknown
83. “Hide your craziness behind a beautiful smile. That’s all you need.” —Paulo Coelho
84. “Keep smiling—it takes 10 years off!” —Jane Birkin
Why trust us
At Reader’s Digest, we’ve been sharing our favorite quotes for over 100 years. The sayings and quips that appear in the magazine’s “Quotable Quotes” (formerly “Remarkable Remarks”) are curated from interviews and essays originally published in the magazine, reprints from trusted titles and other verified sources. For this piece, Kelly Kuehn tapped her experiences as a lifestyle editor for Reader’s Digest to ensure that all information is accurate. We’ve gone the extra step and had Marcy Lovitch, a fact-checker with 20-plus years of experience researching for national publications including Marie Claire, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, Glamour, Seventeen, Real Simple, Forbes and InStyle magazines, verify that all quotes are attributed correctly and have credible sourcing. Read more about our team, our contributors and our editorial policies.
