A Smiling Paradox
Good nature or ill is like the loaves and fishes. The more we give away, the more we have.
I’ve squandered smiles to-day,
And, strange to say,
Altho’ my frowns with care I’ve stowed away,
To-night I’m poorer far in frowns than at the start;
While in my heart,
Wherein my treasures best I store,
I find my smiles increased by several score.
John Kendrick Bangs.
From “Songs of Cheer.”