“Quotes on Smile & Happiness to Defeat Problems” is my attempt to make us all realize the true power of a simple smile. A smile can give us the courage to face any problem; to defeat every fear and to reduce all the pains. Our life is just like a mirror, we smile at it and it smiles back.
With the world filled with negativity and problems, we have forgotten the power of a loving touch, some kind words, an honest compliment, a listening ear, a compassionate heart and a simple facial expression called Smile; that has the power to turn any life around.
Right under our nose, there is a smile waiting to make us happy. But, sometimes under the stress of life, we lose our smile. In such gloomy times, all we need is a heartwarming smile from someone to teach us how to smile again or maybe some Quotes.
In this blog, I am sharing my personal favorite famous quotes on smile and happiness by Public Figure who have experienced the hardships in life and came out victorious. Their words will inspire us to realize the true potential of a smile.
“Let us always meet each other with the smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” — Mother Teresa
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What are the 7 Rules of Happiness?
“Always have a smile” is one of the cardinal rules of a happy life. The other 6 are:
- Have a simple minimal lifestyle. Don’t over complicate things.
- Don’t worry about things that are not within your control. Focus and improve the thing that you can control
- Expect Nothing from others. If you get something you want without expecting then have gratitude for it.
- Never hate anyone. It only brings misery and stress in your life. Just forgive and move on.
- Share as much as you can. We all came empty-handed and will leave that way too. Just do your part and make this world a better place to live in.
- Have a daily time to introspect into your soul and stay focused on your goals.
How can a smile help us defeat problems?
Problems are part of life; worrying about them will not solve it and will only add to our stress. There is no point regretting them. Just like great leaders we must learn from them and grow with a smile on our face.
Smile provides the initial confidence to have faith in our ability to overcome the problems and setbacks. The tools and techniques to defeat problems are always there, but if we don’t trust ourselves and stay persistent in our commitments, we cannot achieve them.
When life gives you 10 reasons to be unhappy and cry; You have to give life your 100 reasons to smile and soon you will win this battle of life.
181+ Famous Quotes on Smile & Happiness to Defeat Problems
“After every storm, the sun will smile; for every problem, there is a solution, and the soul’s indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.” – William R. Alger
“You’ll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.” ― Charlie Chaplin
“A smile is a happiness you’ll find right under your nose.” – Tom Wilson
“A simple smile. That’s the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.” – Dalai Lama
“A smile costs nothing in money, time, or effort but it is literally true that it can be of supreme importance in one’s life.” – Emmet Fox
Never regret anything that made you smile. Mark Twain
“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.” – Phyllis Diller
“If you’re not using your smile, you’re like a man with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook.” – Les Giblin
The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief. William Shakespeare
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
“Happiness and the absurd are two sons of the same earth. They are inseparable.” ― Albert Camus
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ― Dalai Lama XIV
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. Phyllis Diller
“A friendly word, a pleasant smile. Help someone feel his day’s worthwhile.” – Catherine Pulsifer
“Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.” – Mark Twain
Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile. Mother Teresa
“If you’re not using your smile, you’re like a man with a million dollars in the bank and no cheque book.” – Les Giblin
“A simple smile. That’s the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.”– Dalai Lama
“Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody’s heart.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo
“The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.” — Marcel Pagnol.
“Happiness is a warm puppy.” ― Charles M. Schulz
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt
“I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I’d invented it, because it is very true.” ― Audrey Hepburn
“With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.” ― Max Ehrmann
“Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” – Marilyn Monroe
“Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A ‘you can do it’ when things are tough.” – Richard M. Devos
“People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile.” – Lee Mildon
“Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others…By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.” ― Gordon B. Hinckley
“Everybody in the world is seeking happiness and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn’t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.” ― Dale Carnegie
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ― Marcel Proust
“Happy people plan actions, they don’t plan results.” – Denis Waitley
“Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.” ― Ayn Rand
“You have to be willing to get happy about nothing.” ― Andy Warhol
“The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.” ― Erasmus
“The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.” ― Carrie Jones
“If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.” ― Roy T. Bennett
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will. ”― Epictetus
“Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available.” – Jim Beggs
“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
“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.” ― Seneca
“Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.” ― Robert Frost
“I’m choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. I’m making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
“Happiness is not a goal…it’s a by-product of a life well lived.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
“Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and celebrating it for everything that it is.” – Mandy Hale
“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” ― Andy Rooney
“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.” ― Mark Twain
“It is a happiness to wonder; — it is a happiness to dream.” ― Edgar Allan Poe
“If only we’d stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time.” ― Edith Wharton
“Laughter is poison to fear.” ― George R.R. Martin
“Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.” ― Mother Teresa
“Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.” – Gerard Way
“Why not seize the pleasure at once? — How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!” ― Jane Austen, Emma
“Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. ” ― William James
“My only regrets are the moments when i doubted myself and took the safe route. Life is too short to waste time being unhappy.” ― Dan Howell
“Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt
“I’d far rather be happy than right any day.” ― Douglas Adams
“Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here.” ― Leo Tolstoy
“Nothing you wear is more important than your smile.” – Connie Stevens
“It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime.” – Steve Maraboli
“By sharing a kind smile, a kind word, a kind hug, you are lifting up others and thus lifting up the world.” – Carol CC Miller
“If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.” – Andy Rooney
“You’ll find that life is still worthwhile if you just smile.” – Charlie Chaplin
“Smile, smile, smile at your mind as often as possible. Your smiling will considerably reduce your mind’s tearing tension.” – Chinmoy Kumar Ghose
“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
“Be happy — if you’re not even happy, what’s so good about surviving?” ― Tom Stoppard
“Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.” ― Dale Carnegie
“Trust your own instincts, go inside, follow your heart. Right from the start. go ahead and stand up for what you believe in. As I’ve learned, that’s the path to happiness.” – Lesley Ann Warren
“Happiness quite unshared can scarcely be called happiness; it has no taste.” ― Charlotte Brontë
“Just because you are happy it does not mean that the day is perfect but that you have looked beyond its imperfections” ― Bob Marley
“Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.” – Les Brown
“The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don’t have.” – Woody Allen
“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.” ― Martha Washington
“Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.” ― Marie Rutkoski
“Success is getting what you want.. Happiness is wanting what you get.” ― Dale Carnegie
“I’ve learned …. That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.” ― Andy Rooney
“My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.” ― Michael J. Fox
“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.” — James Oppenheim
“Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” – Mother Teresa
“I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection.” – Leonardo da Vinci
“It takes a lot of energy to be negative. You have to work at it. But smiling is painless. I’d rather spend my energy smiling.” – Eric Davis
“Most people would rather be certain they’re miserable, than risk being happy.” ― Robert Anthony
“We don’t laugh because we’re happy – we’re happy because we laugh.” – William James
“Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.” – Ayn Rand
“Do not look for happiness outside yourself. The awakened seek happiness inside.”― Petar Dunov
“We are all happy if we but knew it.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“Remember even though the outside world might be raining, if you keep on smiling the sun will soon show its face and smile back at you.” – Anna Lee
“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
“Sometimes, your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”– Thich Nhat Hanh
“The muscles used to make a smile actually send a biochemical message to our nervous system that it is safe to relax the flight of freeze response.” – Tara Brach
“The way to choose happiness is to follow what is right and real, the truth for you. You can never be happy living someone else’s dream. Live your own. Then you will know the meaning of happiness for sure.”– Oprah Winfrey
“Start every day with a smile and get it over with.” – W.C. Fields
“If you’re able to help some people and make them smile and make them realize that life is good, then that’s worth so much more than buying a pair of shoes.” – Maria Sharapova
“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” – William Arthur Ward
“I don’t know what good it is to know so much and be smart as whips and all if it doesn’t make you happy.” ― J.D. Salinger
“I think and think and think, I‘ve thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it.” ― Jonathan Safran Foer
“Through a long and painful process, I’ve learned that happiness is an inside job – not based on anything or anyone in the outer material world. I’ve become a different and better person – not perfect, but still a work in progress.” – Alana Stewart
“Sometimes you have to smile by faith. If you’ll smile by faith, soon the joy will follow.” – Joel Osteen
“Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.”– Thich Nhat Hanh
“Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” – Marilyn Monroe
“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” – Dr Seuss
“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.” ― Jane Austin, Pride and Prejudice
“Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.” ― Aldous Huxley
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” ― Oprah Winfrey
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” – Denis Waitley
“I am a happy camper so I guess I’m doing something right. Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.” ― J. Richard Lessor
“Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.” – Mark Twain
“Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears.” – Demi Lovato
“Smile at the obstacle, for it is a bridge.” – Medusa
“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne
“It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime.” ― Steve Maraboli
“Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.” — Mary Lou Retton
“Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D
“For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.” ― Marilyn Monroe
“She had never imagined she had the power to make someone else so happy. And not a magical power, either–a purely human one.” ― Cassandra Clare
“The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.” ― Marcel Pagnol
“Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
“Happiness is a state of mind. It’s just according to the way you look at things.” ― Walt Disney
“True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one’s self.” – Joseph Addison
“One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats.” – Iris Murdoch
“One is happy as a result of one’s own efforts once one knows the necessary ingredients of happiness: simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self denial to a point, love of work, and above all, a clear conscience.” ― George Sand
“If you’ve got nothing to dance about, find a reason to sing.” ― Melody Carstairs
“Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.” ― Aeschylus
“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.” – Phyllis Diller
“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
“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” – William Arthur Ward
“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
“You don’t need too many people to be happy, just a few real ones who appreciate you for who you are.” — Wiz Khalifa
“It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy. ” ― Lucille Ball
“True happiness is… to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.– Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“Doing what you love is freedom. Loving what you do is happiness.” ― Lana Del Rey
“You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.”― Jonathan Safran Foer
“The constant happiness is curiosity.” – Alice Munro
“It’s hard not to feel happy when you make someone smile.” ― Roy T. Bennett
“Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Don’t wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life.” – Joyce Meyer
“It is only possible to life happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.” – Margaret Bonnano
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness. – Frank Tyger
“The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.” – Ashley Montagu
“Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.” – Les Brown
“A smile is often the key thing. One is paid with a smile. One is rewarded with a smile. One is brightened by a smile. And the quality of a smile can make one die.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Hide your craziness behind a beautiful smile. That’s all you need.” – Paulo Coelho
“Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.” – George Eliot
“Why should we build our happiness on the opinions of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?” ― Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” ― Abraham Lincoln
“Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.” ― Guillaume Apollinaire
“It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.” ― Dale Carnegie
“Happiness is good health and a bad memory.” ― Ingrid Bergman
“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
“People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile.” – Lee Mildon
“Smile, smile, smile at your mind as often as possible. Your smiling will considerably reduce your mind’s tearing tension.” – Sri Chinmoy
“It takes a lot of energy to be negative. You have to work at it. But smiling is painless. I’d rather spend my energy smiling.” – Eric Davis
“Focus on giving smiles away and you will always discover that your own smiles will always be in great supply!” – Joyce Meyer
“Happiness does not come from without, it comes from within”― Helen Keller
“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” ― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
“Cake is happiness! If you know the way of the cake, you know the way of happiness! If you have a cake in front of you, you should not look any further for joy!” ― C. JoyBell C.
“All happiness depends on courage and work.” ― Honoré de Balzac
“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 F. Buscaglia
“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” — Jim Rohn
“In our lives, change is unavoidable, loss is unavoidable. In the adaptability and ease with which we experience change, lies our happiness and freedom.” – Buddha
“There’s nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.” ― Stephen Chbosky
“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” ― Aristotle
“Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
“Happiness [is] only real when shared” ― Jon Krakauer
“I am very happy because I have conquered myself and not the world. I am very happy because I have loved the world and not myself.” ― Sri Chinmoy
“When things are difficult, smile by faith. Don’t wait until you feel better.” – Joel Osteen
“Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears.” – Demi Lovato
“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” – William Arthur Ward
“Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and celebrating it for everything that it is.” — Mandy Hale
“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” ― Dalai Lama XIV
“Children are happy because they don’t have a file in their minds called “All the Things That Could Go Wrong.” ― Marianne Williamson
“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. – Jim Rohn
“Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.” – Mark Victor Hansen
“Be happy. It’s one way of being wise.” – Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
“Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. No person will make you happy unless you decide to be happy. Your happiness will not come to you. It can only come from you. — Ralph Marston
“A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can bestow on anyone and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.” – Og Mandino
“Learn to smile at every situation. See it as an opportunity to prove your strength and ability.” – Joe Brown
“The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.” – James M. Barrie
“Share your smile with the world. It’s a symbol of friendship and peace.” Christie Brinkley
“Happiness comes from you. No one else can make you happy. You make you happy.” — Beyonce
These are the best Quotes on Smile & Happiness to Defeat Problems
What will happen if we share our smile?
It has been rightly said that a smile is just like a perfume, we cannot pour it on others without getting a few drops on ourselves. Smile is the universal language that bonds every living creature on this planet earth. It’s something that we can give out as much as we want, yet it will always come back to us.
What is the biggest benefit of our smile?
Jeanne Calment, with a long age of 122 years and 164 days had given her longevity tip as: “Always keep your smile. That’s how I explain my long life”. Smile has the healing touch of relieving any pain and to uplift your mood by reducing your stress. Being happy in general and smiling a lot can regulate your heart rate and keep your blood pressure under check.
Can a smile change the world?
Making one person smile is not going to change the world but it will definitely change the whole world of theirs. All the great persons in the history of time have experienced setbacks and obstacles, yet they succeeded with the power of self-belief and with their smile. I believe in the concept of “Fake it till you make it” and so does Masashi Kishimoto, the maker of Naruto character, through his quote: “A smile is the best way to get away with trouble even if it’s a fake one.”
Every second we have a choice to make these beautiful moments in life be filled with happiness and our smile. We should not let anything change that smile because we are the source of our smile and happiness; the power that has the potential to change this world. No matter what happens we should always keep smiling; for it’s a beacon for success and hope.
We don’t have to wait until tomorrow to start being happy. We must start right now; “a smile to be happy”. Smile every minute; under any circumstances is the secret formula that can generate true happiness. A smile is the most inexpensive but the prettiest thing we can wear that will dazzle our sparkling personality.
Everyone is having problems of their own. So, people love to be around confident and energetic people. This gives you an added opportunity to develop peer relationship and social bonding. Maybe your smile is the only sunshine for the person that day. Happiness is transferable, spread it as much as you can. It’s the most valuable gift you can give someone.
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External Resources
- Depression and cardiovascular disease: have a happy day—just smile! : https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/31/9/1036/591347
- Pause, breathe, smile: a mixed-methods study of student well-being following participation in an eight-week, locally developed mindfulness program in three New Zealand schools: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1754730X.2016.1154474
- Sit, breathe, smile: Effects of single and weekly seated Qigong on blood pressure and quality of life in long-term care: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S174438811300073X
