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“There's daggers in men's smiles.” William Shakespeare, “Macbeth” - 1623

“Good-humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to Nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us. I maintain that one should always talk of philosophy with a smile.” William James, “The Varieties of Religious Experience” - 1902

“The real lover is the man who can thrill you by just touching your head or smiling into your eyes—or by just staring into space.” Marilyn Monroe, “My Story” - 1974

“Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.” Mark Twain, “Following the Equator” - 1897

“And some that smile have in their hearts, I fear, millions of mischiefs.” William Shakespeare, “Julius Caesar” - 1623

“Affliction may one day smile again; and till then, sit thee down, sorrow!” William Shakespeare, “Love's Labour's Lost” - 1598

“Why, I can smile, and murder whiles I smile, and cry 'Content!' to that which grieves my heart, and wet my cheeks with artificial tears, and frame my face to all occasions.” William Shakespeare, “Henry VI, Part 3” - 1595

“When as we read of the much-longed-for smile Being by such a noble lover kissed, This one, who ne'er from me shall be divided, Kissed me upon the mouth all palpitating.” Dante Alighieri, “Divine Comedy” - 1320

“When Tarzan killed he more often smiled than scowled, and smiles are the foundation of beauty.” Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes” - 1912

“Now, all the general propositions favouring freedom I had either imbibed at my father’s knee or acquired by candle-end reading of Burke and Hayek were suddenly embodied in the worshippers and their children and illuminated by their smiles.” Margaret Thatcher, “The Path to Power” - 1995

“The robb'd that smiles steals something from the thief; He robs himself that spends a bootless grief.” William Shakespeare, “Othello” - 1623

“I am the happiest creature in the world. Perhaps other people have said so before, but not one with such justice. I am happier even than Jane; she only smiles, I laugh.” Jane Austen, “Pride and Prejudice” - 28 January 1813

“You can only hold a real smile for so long, after that it's just teeth.” Chuck Palahniuk, “Invisible Monsters” - 1999

“He smiled the most exquisite smile, veiled by memory, tinged by dreams.” Virginia Woolf, “To the Lighthouse” - 1927

“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, “11/22/63” - 2011

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