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Best 375 Quotes About Smiling Through Pain

Quotes About Smiling Through Pain

This post contains some of the best Quotes About Smiling Through Pain.

Quotes About Smiling Through Pain

1. “…and he smiled a lot. The smile did not mean that he was happy. It meant he was stronger than most people, and that he intended to take advantage of it.” — Michael Cadnum

2. “…Keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life’s a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.” – Marilyn Monroe

3. “A fake smile can hide a million tears.” — Ben Barnes

4. “A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.” — William Hazlitt

5. “A good smile is a magic pill that can make you feel good in every circumstance of life.” – M Kapoor

6. “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” — Lao Tzu

7. “A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.” — Joyce Meyer

8. “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” — Duke Ellington

9. “A simple smile. That’s the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.” – Dalai Lama

10. “A smile and good energy. They will take you farther than any material possession.”– Caroline Ghosn

11. “A smile can mean a thousand words, but it can also hide a thousand problems.” — Unknown

12. “A smile doesn’t always mean a person is happy. Sometimes it simply means they are strong enough to face their problems.” – Unknown

13. “A smile happens in a flash, but its memory can last a lifetime.” – Bertrund Russell

14. “A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.” — Phyllis Diller

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15. “A smile is a happiness you’ll find right under your nose.” — Tom Wilson

16. “A smile is a powerful weapon; you can even break ice with it.” – Unknown

17. “A smile is happiness you’ll find right under your nose.” – Tom Wilson

18. “A smile is the best way to deal with difficult situations. Even if it’s a fake one. Used properly, you can fool anyone with them.” — Sai

19. “A smile is the best way to get away with trouble even if it’s a fake one.” — Masashi Kishimoto

20. “A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.” — Herman Melville

21. “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.” – Unknown

22. “A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I (you) can bestow on anyone, and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.” — Og Mandino

23. “A smile that hides the pain within the heart soothes the hearts of those who behold it. So smile even through difficult tildes.” — Mufti Ismail Menk

24. “A smiling face is a beautiful face. A smiling heart is a happy heart.” — Dr. T.P.Chia

25. “A strong woman is one who is able to smile this morning like she wasn’t crying last night.” – Unknown

26. “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

27. “All it takes is a beautiful fake smile to hide an injured soul and they will never notice how broken you really are.” – Robin Williams

28. “All the statistics in the world can’t measure the warmth of a smile.” — Chris Hart

29. “All the tears are going to dry, you know because someday you’ll laugh at the heartache. Someday you’ll laugh at the pain. You may be down on your luck but, baby, that old luck’s going to change.” — Michael Bolton

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30. “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” — Helen Keller

31. “Always find opportunities to make someone smile, and to offer random acts of kindness in everyday life.” — Roy T. Bennett

32. “Always keep your smile. That’s how I explain my long life.” — Jeanne Calment

33. “Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life.” – Marilyn Monroe

34. “Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined.” — Dr. Seuss

35. “Always wake up with a smile on your face, because a lot of people who went to sleep last night are not with us this morning.” – Michael Clarke Duncan

36. “Always wear a smile sometime during the day; it makes you feel happier and younger.” — Kylie Bax

37. “And I smile through it all because maybe once I convince you, maybe I’ll be able to convince myself…” – Unknown

38. “And one day she discovered that she was fierce, and strong, and full of fire, and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears.” — Mark Anthony

39. “And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.” — Paulo Coelho

40. “And she’ll continue to smile no matter how hurt she is.” – Unknown

41. “And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox

42. “And we put on a fake smile to hide the pain, yet we wish someone would look closely enough and see how broken we really are inside.” — Unknown

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43. “Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength.” — Oliver Wilkins

44. “Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength.” — Evangeline Love

45. “Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.” — Sarah Dessen

46. “Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening.” – Unknown

47. “As long as you live, keep smiling because it brightens everybody’s day.” — Vin Scully

48. “As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.” — Vincent Van Gogh

49. “Be like a duck, paddling and working very hard inside the water, but what everyone sees is a smiling and calm face.” — Manoj Arora

50. “Be patient and tough. Someday this pain will be useful to you. Keep Smiling!” — Ovid

51. “Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.” — Ovid

52. “Be strong, remember that no matter how hard your life may seem, there’s always someone who has it worse than you out there.” – Anurag Prakash Ray

53. “Be strong. You never know who you are inspiring.” — Smriti Irani

54. “Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with a prophetic ray.” – Lord Byron

55. “Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.” — John Ray

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56. “Because of you I’m not going to give up either.” – Karen Salmansohn

57. “Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.” – Nhat Hanh

58. “Behind every beautiful thing, there’s been some kind of pain.” — Bob Dylan

59. “Behind her smile is a hurting heart, behind her laugh she’s falling apart.” – Unknown

60. “Behind her smile, there is a story you would never understand.” – Unknown

61. “Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad.”- Christina Rossetti

62. “Better by far you should forget and smile that you should remember and be sad.” – Christina Rossetti

63. “Brave is… smiling through pain.” – Unknown

64. “But smiles and tears are so alike with me, they are neither of them confined to any particular feelings: I often cry when I am happy, and smile when I am sad.” – Anne Bronte

65. “But you’re so busy changing the world. Just one smile can change all of mine.” – Unknown

66. “Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.” — Oprah Winfrey

67. “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” — Joshua J. Marine

68. “Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone.” — Michael Jackson

69. “Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations. The best is yet to come.” — Zig Ziglar

70. “Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.” — William Ellery Channing

71. “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” — John Wooden

72. “Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.” — Bruce Lee

73. “Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.” — Alan Cohen

74. “Don’t be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That’s only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat; you have to master yourself.” — Olga Korbut

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75. “Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that something is worth it.” — C. JoyBell C.

76. “Don’t be gloomy. Do not dwell on unkind things. Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. Even if you are not happy, put a smile on your face. ‘Accentuate the positive.’ Look a little deeper for the good. Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, with great and strong purpose in your heart. Love life.” – Gordon B. Hinckley

77. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” — Dr. Seuss

78. “Don’t cry for a man who’s left you–the next one may fall for your smile.” – Mae West

79. “Don’t let a hard lesson harden your heart.” – Karen Salmansohn

80. “Don’t smile to hide the pain; smile to heal the pain.” — Unknown

81. “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” — Suzy Kassem

82. “Drive away and try to keep smiling. Get a little rock and roll on the radio and go toward life with all the courage you can find and all the belief you can muster. Be true, be brave, stand.” – Stephen King

83. “Each heart has some pain only the way of expression is different… Some hide it in their eyes while some hide it in their smile.” – Unknown

84. “Emotionally: I’m done. Mentally: I’m drained. Spiritually: I feel dead. Physically: I smile.” – Unknown

85. “Enjoy your life and put a smile on your face, no matter how hard it may seem.” – Leighton Meester

86. “Even if you cannot change all the people around you, you can change the people you choose to be around. Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you. Spend your life with people who make you smile, laugh, and feel loved.” — Roy T. Bennett

87. “Even in the midst of devastation, something within us always points the way to freedom.” — Sharon Salzberg

88. “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” – Victor Hugo

89. “Even when you tear its petals off one after another, the rose keeps laughing and doesn’t bend in pain. ‘Why should I be afflicted because of a thorn? It is the thorn which taught me how to laugh.’” — Rumi

90. “Even with the most horrendous things that happen and the tremendous pain that people have to deal with, they still laugh because I think that’s what it means to be human.” – Gail Honeyman

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91. “Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache carries with it the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.” — Napoleon Hill

92. “Everyone smiles in the same language.” — George Carlin

93. “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” — Jack Canfield

94. “Everywhere you go, take a smile with you.” — Sasha Azevedo

95. “Experience is not what happens to you, it is what you do with what happens to you.” — Aldous Huxley

96. “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” — Og Mandino

97. “Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success.” — G.S. Lewis

98. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” — Japanese proverb

99. “Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.” — Napoleon Hill

100. “Feel the fear and do it anyway.” — Susan Jeffers

101. “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

102. “Find out what you’re afraid of and go live there.” — Chuck Palahniuk

103. “Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear.” — Tony Robbins

104. “Grief. The pain now is part of the happiness then. That’s the deal.” – C. S. Lewis

105. “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama

106. “Happiness is the choice I make today. It does not rest on my circumstances but on my frame of mind… In cultivating the habits of happiness, I attract people and situations that match its frequency. I smile more often, give praise more often, give thanks more often, and am glad more often. For such is my choice today.” — Marianne Williamson

107. “Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them, we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger.” — Dalai Lama

108. “Haters are going to hate, and complainers are going to complain, so you might as well shine through the pain.” – Unknown

109. “He’s dozed off again, but I kiss him awake, which seems to startle him. Then he smiles as if he’d be happy to lie there gazing at me forever.” – Unknown

110. “Hide all your problems behind your sweetest smile. Because there is no one to help you out with your problems. You alone have to face it. So face it with a smile.” — Unknown

111. “I admire people who choose to shine even after all the storms they’ve been through.” – Karen Salmansohn

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112. “I am intrigued by the smile upon your face, and the sadness within your eyes.” – Unknown

113. “I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.” — Audrey Hepburn

114. “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” — Muhammad Ali

115. “I have found that a smile and a stick will carry you through all right, and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, it is the smile that does the trick.” – Robert Powell

116. “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” – Mother Teresa

117. “I have many problems in life. But my lips don’t know that. They always smile.” – Charlie Chaplin

118. “I hide all my problems behind my smile. Behind my smile is a world of pain. You think you know me, but you have no idea.” – Unknown

119. “I hide hurt behind a fake smile. I wear it all the time. Everyone says how I always look so cheerful. Shows what they know, I guess.” — Ellen Hopkins

120. “I just like to smile. Smiling’s my favourite” – Buddy The Elf

121. “I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection.” – Thomas Paine

122. “I love those who can smile in trouble.”- Leonardo da Vinci

123. “I silently smiled at my incessant good fortune.”― Henry David Thoreau

124. “I smile not for that I am happy, but sometimes I smile to hide sadness.” — Rahim Chamkanai

125. “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

126. “I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude.” – Yani Tseng

127. “I’m not used to crying. It’s a little difficult. All my life, I’ve had to fight. It’s just another fight I’m going to have to learn how to win, that’s all. I’m just going to have to keep smiling.” — Serena Williams

128. “I’m sad, hurt, angry, mad, and disappointed, but you know what? I’ll put on a smile and move on, it will hurt, but I will survive.” — Unknown

129. “I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life – and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.” — Georgia O’Keeffe

130. “I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.” – Paul Simon

131. “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

132. “I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.” – Maya Angelou

133. “If all you can do is crawl, start crawling.” — Rumi

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134. “If I win, it’s nice. But even if I don’t win, I will keep smiling.” – Simona Halep

135. “If someone does not smile at you, be generous and offer your own smile. Nobody needs a smile more than the one that cannot smile to others.” – Dalai Lama

136. “If the world’s a veil of tears, smile till rainbows span it.” – Lucy Larcom

137. “If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

138. “If you are going through hell, keep going.” — Winston Churchill

139. “If you believe it will work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t, you will see obstacles.” — Wayne Dyer

140. “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

141. “If you smile things will work out.” – Serena Williams

142. “If you smile when you are alone, then you really mean it.” — Andy Rooney

143. “If you want to be strong, learn to fight alone.” — The Minds Journal

144. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” — Winston Churchill

145. “If you’re not using your smile, you’re like a man with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook.” — Les Giblin

146. “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

147. “In life, there are going to be some things that make it hard to smile. Through all the rain and pain, you got to keep your sense of humor and smile for me now. Remember that.” – Tupac Shakur

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148. “In the end, the only reason I can stand and smile through all my problems and pain is because I know I have God on my side..” – Unknown

149. “In the middle of a difficulty lies opportunity.” — Albert Einstein

150. “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” — Dale Carnegie

151. “It didn’t matter that she fell apart, it was how she put herself back together.” — Atticus

152. “It doesn’t matter who hurt you, or broke you down, what matters is who made you smile again.” – Unknown

153. “It doesn’t matter who hurt you. What matters is who made you smile again. It doesn’t matter who hurt you, or broke you down, what matters is who made you smile again.” — Unknown

154. “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” — Aristotle

155. “It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars.” — Richard Evans

156. “It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime.” — Steve Maraboli

157. “It seems to me that what we call beauty in a face lies in the smile.” — Leo Tolstoy

158. “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

159. “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

160. “It’s amazing what you can hide just by putting on a smile.” — Demi Lovato

161. “It’s not always the tears that measure the pain. Sometimes it’s the smile we fake.” – Unknown

162. “It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.” – Chuck Palahniuk

163. “I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.” – Maya Angelou

164. “Just because a person smiles all the time doesn’t mean their life is perfect. That smile is a symbol of hope and strength.” – Lauryn Hill

165. “Just because a person smiles all the time doesn’t mean their life is perfect. That smile is a symbol of hope and strength.” – Unknown

166. “Just because I am smiling doesn’t mean I am happy because it takes just one smile to hide a million tears.” — Unknown

167. “Just for today, smile a little more.” — James A. Murphy

168. “Just one smile immensely increases the beauty of the universe.”– Sri Chinmoy

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169. “Keep on shining, keep on smiling, don’t lose faith, and don’t lose heart. When you’re crying, just keep trying to remind yourself, you’re a shining star, yes you are.” – LeAnn Rimes

170. “Keep smiling – it takes years off!” — Jane Birkin

171. “Keep smiling always. Life is never going to be as you planned. You need to make it happen yourself.” – Anurag Prakash Ray

172. “Keep smiling and one day life will get tired of upsetting you.” – Unknown

173. “Keep smiling! Life melts the frozen hearts into the blooming buds when you just smile and sway with poise.” ― Aishwarya Sridhar

174. “Keep smiling, and one day life will get tired of upsetting you.” — Unknown

175. “Keep smiling. It looks beautiful on you!” – Demi Lovato

176. “Keep walking and keep smiling.” — Tiny Tim

177. “Keeping a smile on your face when inside you feel like dying for the sake of supporting others means strength.” — Unknown

178. “Laugh, even when you feel too sick or too worn out or tired. Smile, even when you’re trying not to cry, and the tears are blurring your vision.” — Alysha Speer

179. “Laugh, even when you feel too sick or too worn out or tired.” – Unknown

180. “Laughter is higher than all pain.” – Elbert Hubbard

181. “Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.” — Charlie Chaplin

182. “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” — Albert Einstein

183. “Learn to smile at every situation. See it as an opportunity to prove your strength and ability.” — Joe Brown

184. “Learning is not a child’s play; we cannot learn without pain.” – Aristotle

185. “Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.” — Rainer Maria Rilke

186. “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

187. “Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile when it is difficult to smile. Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family.” — Mother Teresa

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188. “Let your smile change the world! Never let the world change your smile!” – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

189. “Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” — Steve Maraboli

190. “Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.” – Ashley Smith

191. “Life is like a mirror. Smile at it and it smiles back at you.” – Peace Pilgrim

192. “Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth.” –Unknown

193. “Life is short. You have to be able to laugh at our pain, or we never move on.” — Jeff Ross

194. “Life is very interesting… in the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.” — Drew Barrymore

195. “Life isn’t always sunshine and butterflies. Sometimes you got to learn to smile through the pain.” – Unknown

196. “Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” — Bernice Johnson Reagon

197. “Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don’t get so worked up about things.” — Kenneth Branagh

198. “Living with fear stops us taking risks, and if you don’t go out on the branch, you’re never going to get the best fruit.” — Sarah Parish

199. “Look back, and smile on perils past.” — Walter Scott

200. “Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.” – Chief Tecumseh

201. “Making one person smile can change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world.” – John Spence

202. “Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky

203. “Man is here for the sake of other men – above all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.” — Albert Einstein

204. “Maybe we all have darkness inside of us and some of us are better at dealing with it than others.” — Jasmine Warga

205. “More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.” – Roy T. Bennett

206. “Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” –Dale Carnegie

207. “My worst day, I’m just going to try and smile.” – Iman Shumpert

208. “Negativity isn’t the way to go, smile more, eat some chocolate.” – Ed Sheeran

209. “Never regret anything that made you smile.” – Mark Twain

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210. “Never trust your fears. They don’t know your strength.” — Rainer Maria Rilke

211. “No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible.” — George Chakiris

212. “No matter how grouchy you’re feeling, you’ll find the smile more or less healing. It grows in a wreath, all around the front teeth – Thus preserving the face from congealing.” — Anthony Euwer

213. “No matter how hard the battle gets, or no matter how many people don’t believe in your dream, never give up!” — Eric Thomas

214. “No matter what life throws at you. Keep smiling!” – Unknown

215. “No matter what you do, no matter how hard it is, no matter how challenging it is, do it with a smile on your face.” – Lenny Krayzelburg

216. “Nothing can resist the person who smiles at life ― I don’t mean the ironic and disillusioned smile of my grandfather, but the triumphant smiles of the person who knows that he will survive, or that at least he will be saved by what seems to be destroying him.” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

217. “Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears.” — Demi Lovato

218. “Nothing shakes the smiling heart.” — Santosh Kalwar

219. “Nothing you wear is more important than your smile.” – Connie Stevens

220. “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” — Michael Jordan

221. “Of all the medicines in the inner life, a smile if by far the best medicine.” – Sri Chinmoy

222. “One word of encouragement can be enough to spark someone’s motivation to continue with a difficult challenge.” — Roy T. Bennett

223. “Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.” — Dorothy Thompson

224. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucius

225. “Our handicaps exist only in our minds.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

226. “Out of difficulties grow miracles.” — Jean de La Bruyère

227. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” — Khalil Gibran

228. “Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.” – Laurence Sterne

229. “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” – Haruki Murakami

230. “Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.” – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

231. “Peace begins with a smile.” – Mother Teresa

232. “People may be smiling but look to the eyes because they can’t hide the sorrow, pain, and heartache they’re trying to hide behind their smile.” — Karon Waddell

233. “People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile.” – Milton A. Lee

234. “Pretending to be happy when you’re in pain is just an example of how STRONG you are as a person.” — Unknown

235. “Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — A. A. Milne

236. “Put a smile on your face. Don’t sit in the waiting room of life. Go do something, happily.” – Frederick Lenz

237. “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

238. “Remember to smile.” — Nelson Mandela

239. “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.” — Ana Lee

240. “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” — J.K. Rowling

241. “She smiled, and there it was again, that aching pressure in his chest. Love, or a heart attack. Kind of the same thing.” – Unknown

242. “She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her away, she adjusted her sails.” — Elizabeth Edwards

243. “She wears it so beautifully doesn’t she, her pain… Always smiling, always positive… always happy to help.. It’s like a garment perfectly tailored to fit the way she carries it.. with a touch of grace.. and the quietness of that sad smile… All so you’d never know how heavy it really was.” – Ranata Suzuki

244. “She’s banged up, mentally and emotionally. Literally and metaphorically. But every day she walks outside with a smile on her face because that’s who she is.” – Unknown

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245. “She’s got the eyes of innocence; the face of an angel. A personality of a dreamer and a smile that hides more pain than you can ever imagine.” – Unknown

246. “She’s the type of girl that can be so hurt but can still look at you and smile.” – Marilyn Monroe

247. “Smile and let everyone know that today, you’re a lot stronger than you were yesterday.” — Drake

248. “Smile at strangers and you just might change a life.” – Steve Maraboli

249. “Smile because it confuses people. Smile because it’s easier than explaining what is killing you inside.” — The Joker

250. “SMILE even when it hurts.” — Unknown

251. “Smile from your heart; nothing is more beautiful than a woman (person) who is happy to be herself.” — Kubra Sait

252. “Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning, and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.” — Yoko Ono

253. “Smile is a good reply to the dark world.” – Mehmet Murat Ildan

254. “Smile is the beauty of the soul.” — Lailah Gifty Akita

255. “Smile is the vainest thing you can wear without costing you anything.” — Unknown

256. “Smile through the pain because the rain never stays.” – Victoria Landrum

257. “Smile to the future and it will smile back to you.” – Yoko Ono

258. “Smile, and no one will see how broken you are inside.” — Unknown

259. “Smile, even if it’s a sad smile, because sadder than a sad smile is the sadness of not knowing how to smile.” – Unknown

260. “Smile, even if it’s fake. Laugh, even if you hurt. Don’t let anyone get to you. You’re beautiful regardless of what anyone says to you.” — Unknown

261. “Smile, even when you’re trying not to cry and the tears are blurring your vision.” – Unknown

262. “Smile, It increases your face value.” — Robert Harling

263. “Smile, it’s free therapy.” — Douglas Horton

264. “Smile, smile, smile at your mind as often as possible. Your smiling will considerably reduce your mind’s tearing tension.” — Sri Chinmoy

265. “Smile, though your heart is aching. Smile, even though it’s breaking. When there are clouds in the sky, you’ll get by if you smile through your pain and sorrow. Smile, and maybe tomorrow, you’ll see the sun come shining through for you.” — Charlie Chaplin

266. “Smile. Be open and welcoming.” — Ephraim Buchwald

267. “Smile. It intimidates those who wish to destroy you.” – Unknown

268. “Smile; it is the key that fits the lock of everybody’s heart.” — Anthony J. D’Angelo

269. “Smiles are free, but they are worth a lot.” — Unknown

270. “Smiles are like band-aids; they cover up the pain, but it still hurts.” — Unknown

271. “Smiling does not necessarily mean you’re happy. Sometimes it just means you’re strong.” Nishan Panwar

272. “Smiling doesn’t necessarily mean you’re happy. Sometimes it just means you’re strong.” — Unknown

273. “Smiling is a wonderful way to get a boost of happiness. The next time life presents you with a challenging situation, take a deep breath and smile.” – Morris Pratt

274. “Smiling is definitely one of the best beauty remedies. If you have a good sense of humour and a good approach to life, that’s beautiful.” – Rashida Jones

275. “Smiling is one of our greatest defense mechanisms.”― Asa Don Brown

276. “Smiling is the best way to face every problem, to crush every fear, and to hide every pain.” — Will Smith

277. “Smiling through confusion is courage. Smiling through tears is strength. Smiling through pain is power. Smiling through tragedy is greatness.” – Matshona Dhliwayo

278. “Smiling through pain is an art of life, but dealing with it is a part of life.” — Unknown

279. “Your smile will give you a positive countenance that will make people feel comfortable around you.” — Les Brown

280. “Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” — African Proverb

281. “So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key.” — The Eagles

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282. “Someday, everything will make perfect sense. So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, be strong and keep reminding your self that everything happens for a reason.” – John Mayer

283. “Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.” — Zig Ziglar

284. “Sometimes all you can do is smile. Move on with your day, hold back the tears and pretend you’re okay.” – Unknown

285. “Sometimes just a smile on our face can help to make this world a better place.” – Robert Alan Aurthur

286. “Sometimes the strongest among us are the ones who smile through silent pain, cry behind closed doors, and fight battles nobody knows about.” – Unknown

287. “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place, you think you’ve been buried, but actually you’ve been planted.” — Christine Caine

288. “Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.” — Susan Gale

289. “Sometimes you face difficulties not because you’re doing something wrong, but because you’re doing something right.” — Joel Osteen

290. “Sometimes you gotta laugh through the tears, smile through the pain so that you can live through the sorrow.” — Alex Tan

291. “Sometimes you have to smile by faith. If you’ll smile by faith, soon the joy will follow.” – Joel Osteen

292. “Sometimes you just have to smile, pretend everything is okay, hold back the tears and just walk away.” – Unknown

293. “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

294. “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” – Unknown

295. “Sometimes, all you can do is smile. Move on with your day, hold back the tears and pretend you’re okay. Everything will be ok.” — Unknown

296. “Sometimes, life has a tendency to wipe away a smile. God has a tendency to keep you smiling.” — Unknown

297. “Sometimes, what we fear the most is what we most need to do.” — Tim Ferriss

298. “Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.” — W.C. Fields

299. “Start every day off with a smile. At least it’s a good start.” – Unknown

300. “Start every day with a smile and get it over with.” – W.C. Fields

301. “Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” — Napoleon Hill

302. “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” — Mahatma Gandhi

303. “Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.” – Mary Tyler

304. “The art of life is the art of avoiding pain.” – Thomas Jefferson

305. “The beautiful thing about fear is, when you run to it, it runs away.” — Robin Sharma

306. “The best way to get rid of the pain is to feel the pain. And when you feel the pain and go beyond it, you’ll see there’s a very intense love that is wanting to awaken itself.” — Deepak Chopra

307. “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” — Joseph Campbell

308. “The greatest self is a peaceful smile that always sees the world smiling back.” — Bryant H. McGill

309. “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow.” – Thomas Paine

310. “The more pain that’s referenced or implied, the deeper the laugh can be because the laughter heals pain. So, you’ve got to have the pain, and then you have the laugh.” — Mimi Kennedy

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311. “The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” – E. E. Cummings

312. “The pain passes, but the beauty remains.” – Pierre-Auguste Renoir

313. “The power is in you. The answer is in you. And you are the answer to all your searches: you are the goal. You are the answer. It’s never outside.” — Eckhart Tolle

314. “The prettiest smile hide the deepest secrets. The prettiest eyes have cried the most tears. And the kindest hearts have felt the most pain.” – Unknown

315. “The prettiest smiles hide the deepest secrets. The brightest eyes have cried the most tears. The kindest hearts have felt the most pain.” — Unknown

316. “The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” – Thomas Paine

317. “The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief.” – William Shakespeare

318. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” — Socrates

319. “The simplest positive action is a smile.” — Maxime Lagacé

320. “The smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox

321. “The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength for tomorrow.” – Unknown

322. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” — Martin Luther King, jr.

323. “The undertaking of a new action brings new strength.” — Richard L. Evans

324. “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” — Mahatma Gandhi

325. “The world always looks brighter from behind a smile.” — Unknown

326. “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” — Ernest Hemingway

327. “The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.” — Swami Vivekananda

328. “The worst kind of pain is when you’re smiling just to stop the tears from falling.” – Hiro Mashima

329. “There’s always a reason to smile. You just have to find it.” – Unknown

330. “This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, love to complete your life.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

331. “To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.” — Gail Sheehy

332. “To everyone going through anything struggle or pain right now, keep your head up, and keep smiling. God heals all.” – Unknown

333. “To risk life to save a smile on a face of a woman or a child is the secret of chivalry.” – Unknown

334. “To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain and play with it!” — Charlie Chaplin

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335. “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

336. “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” — Robert H. Schuller

337. “True strength is when you have a lot to cry about, but you choose to smile and take another step forward instead.” – C. Tang

338. “Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.” — Meister Eckhart

339. “Try smiling while your heart aches. Even laughing through the pain. Tomorrow is a brand new day. And the sun will rise again.” — Unknown

340. “Use your smile to change the world but don’t let the world change your smile.” — Unknown

341. “We can always smile, but that doesn’t mean that our hearts are not shedding tears.” – Unknown

342. “We can smile even though we are being hurt, and we can find happiness even though we are unhappy. It’s called strength.” — Unknown

343. “We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” — Carlos Castenada

344. “We’re stronger in the places we’ve been broken.” — Ernest Hemingway

345. “Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.” – George Eliot

346. “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

347. “What’s the use of worrying? It never was worthwhile, so pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag, and smile, smile, smile.” — George Henry Powell

348. “Whatever happens, just keep smiling and lose yourself in Love.” – Rumi

349. “When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully.” – Steve Maraboli

350. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” — Henry Ford

351. “When I smile I feel better.” – Unknown

352. “When life gives you a hundred reasons to break down and cry, show life that you have a million reasons to smile and laugh. Stay strong.” — Unknown

353. “When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile.” — Unknown

354. “When things are difficult, smile by faith. Don’t wait until you feel better.” – Joel Osteen

355. “When you adopt a positive mindset, you are harnessing the power of choice.” — Victor Schueller

356. “When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

357. “When you lose your smile, you lose your way in the chaos of life.” — Roy T. Bennett

358. “Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, worrying won’t make it any better.” — Walt Disney

359. “Why worry? There should be laughter after pain. There should be sunshine after rain. These things have always been the same. So why worry now? Why worry now?” – Dire Straits

360. “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

361. “Women are like teabags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

362. “Worry is a total waste of time. It doesn’t change anything. All it does is steal your joy and keep you very busy doing nothing.” — Lionel Willard

363. “Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.” – Mark Twain

364. “Yes… she knows of pain, but she is strong, her heart knows no other way.” — A.R. Asher

365. “You are not the darkness you endured. You are the light that refused to surrender.” – John Mark Green

366. “You become what you think about.” — Earl Nightingale

367. “You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.” – Unknown

368. “You can’t control how you feel. But you can always choose how you act.” — Mel Robbins

369. “You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you are in charge of.” — Jim Rohn

370. “You don’t drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.” — Edwin Louis Cole

371. “You feel your strength in the experience of pain.” – Jim Morrison

372. “You have to learn to smile through your pain. Sometimes it’s all we got.” – Unknown

373. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” — Maya Angelou

374. “You smiled then, and your whole face changed with it. It kind of lit up, like there were sunbeams coming from inside you.” – Unknown

375. “You’ll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.” – Charlie Chaplin

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Hadiah is a counselor who is passionate about supporting individuals on their journey towards mental well-being. Hadiah not only writes insightful articles on various mental health topics but also creates engaging and practical mental health worksheets.

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