Does the grouch get richer quicker than the
friendly sort of man?
Can the grumbler labor better than the
cheerful
fellow can?
Is the mean and churlish neighbor any
cleverer
than the one
Who shouts a glad "good morning,"
and then
smiling passes on?
Just stop and think about it. Have you ever
known or seen
A mean man who succeeded, just because he
was so mean?
When you find a grouch with honors and with
money in his pouch,
You can bet he didn't win them just because
he was a grouch.
Oh, you'll not be any poorer if you smile
along
your way,
And your lot will not be harder for the
kindly
things you say.
Don't imagine you are wasting time for others
that you spend:
You can rise to wealth and glory and still
pause
to be a friend.
by Edgar Albert Guest
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