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If someone does not smile at you, be generous and offer your own smile. Nobody needs a smile more than the one that cann
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"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

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The Dalai Lama is encouraging us to be generous and provide our own smile to those who do not smile at us. He is recommending that we need to be kind and understanding, even if we are not receiving the same generosity in return. He is also recommending that we need to be specifically kind to those who can not smile to others, as they require it the most. This quote is a reminder that we need to always be kind and generous, even if we are not receiving the very same in return. It is a pointer that we should be understanding and compassionate, particularly to those who are struggling. It is a reminder that we should constantly want to provide our own smile, even if we are not getting one in return. By doing so, we can help to spread kindness and pleasure on the planet.

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Dalai Lama This quote is written / told by Dalai Lama somewhere between July 6, 1935 and today. He was a famous Leader from Tibet. The author also have 50 other quotes.

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