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LetUsSmile
Thethingthatgoesthefarthesttowardmakinglifeworthwhile,
西Thatcoststheleastanddoesthemost,isjustapleasantsmile.

Thesmilethatbubblesfromtheheartthatlovesitsfellowmen,

WilldriveawaythecloudsofgloomandcoaxtheSunagain.
Itsfullofworthandgoodness,too,withmanlykindnessblent;
;
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Itsworthamilliondollars,anditdoesntcostacent.

Thereisnoroomforsadnesswhenweseeacheerysmile;
;Italwayshasthesamegoodlook;itsneveroutofstyle;
;
Itnervesusontotryagainwhenfailuremakesusblue;
;Thedimplesofencouragementaregoodformeandyou.

Itpaysthehighestinterestforitismerelylent;
;Itsworthamilliondollars,anditdoesntcostacent.
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Asmilecomesveryeasyyoucanwrinkleupwithcheer,

Ahundredtimesbeforeyoucansqueezeoutasaltytear;
;
Itripplesout,moreover,totheheartstringsthatwilltug,

Andalwaysleavesanechothatisverylikeahug.

So,smileaway!Folksunderstandwhatbyasmileismeant;
!;
Itsworthamilliondollars,anditdoesntcostacent.
APerfectWife/
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ByEllenGlasgow/
Afterthirtyyearsofmarriedhappiness,hecouldstillremindhimselfthatVictoriawasendowedwitheverycharmexceptthethrillingtouchofhumanfrailty.Thoughherperfection
discouragedpleasures,especiallythepleasuresoflove,hehadlearnedintimetofeeltheprideofahusbandinhernaturalfrigidity.Forhestillclung,amidthedecayofmoralplatitudes,tothediscreditedidealofchivalry.Inhisyouththeworldwassuffusedwiththeafter-glowofthelongVictorianage,andagracefulfemininestylehadsoftenedthemanners,ifnotthenatures,ofmen.Attheendofthatinterestingepoch,whenwomanhoodwasexaltedfromabiologicalfactsintosamiraculouspower,Virginius
Littlepage,theyoungersonofanoldandaffluentfamily,hadmarriedVictoriaBrooke,the
grand-daughterofatobaccoplanter,whohadmadeasatisfactoryfortunebyforsakinghisplantation
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andconvertingtobaccosintocigarettes.WhileVirginiushadbeentrainedbysterntraditiontorespecteverywomanwhohadnotstoopedtofolly,thevirtuepeculiartohersexwasamongtheleastofhisreasonsforadmiringVictoria.Shewasnotonlymodest,whichwasusualinthenineties,butshewasbeautiful,whichisunusualinanydecade.,怀;
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使,她,这Inthebeginningoftheiracquaintancehehadgoneevenfurtherandascribedintellecttoher;butafewmonthsofmarriagehadshownthistobemerelyoneofthemanydelusionscreatedbyperfectfeaturesandnobleexpression.Everythingaboutherhadbeensmoothanddefinite,eventhetonesofhervoiceandthewayherlightbrownhair,whichsheworealaPompadour*,wasrolledstifflybackfromherforeheadandcoiledinaburnishedropeonthetopofherhead.
;
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Aseriousyoungman,ambitioustoattainaplaceintheworldmorebrilliantthanthesecludedseatofhisancestors,hehadbeenimpressedattheirfirstmeetingbythecompactnessandprecisionofVictoriasorderlymind.Forinthatearnestperiodtheminds,aswellastheemotions,ofloverswereorderly.ItwasanagewheneageryoungmenflockedtochurchonSundaymorning,andeloquentdivinesdiscoursedupontheVictorianpoetsinthemiddleoftheweek.HecouldaffordtosmilenowwhenherecalledthesolemnBrowningclassinwhichhehadfirstlosthisheart.HowpassionatelyhehadadmiredVictoriasvirginalfeatures!Howferventlyhehadenviedhercompetentbutcaressingwaywiththepoet!

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怀;!
Incredibleasitseemedtohimnow,hehadfalleninlovewithherwhilesherecitedfromthemoreponderouspassagesinTheRingandtheBook.Hehadfalleninlovewithherthen,thoughhehadneverreallyenjoyedBrowning,andithadbeenarelieftohimwhentheUnseen,incompanywithitsillustriouspoet,hadatlastgoneoutoffashion.Yet,sincehewasdisposedtoadmireallthequalitieshedidnotpossess,hehadneverceasedtorespectthefirmnesswithwhichVictoriacontinuedtodealinotherformswiththeAbsolute.
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Astheplacidyearspassed,andshecametorelylessuponhervirginalfeatures,itseemedtohimthattheripeopinionsofheryouthbegantoshrinkandflattenasfruitdoesthathashungtoolongonthetree.Shehadneverchanged,herealized,sincehehadfirstknownher;shehadbecomemerelyriper,softer,andsweeterinnature.
;;
Heradvantagerestedwhereadvantageneverfailstorest,inmoralfervour.Tobeinvariably
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rightwashersinglewifelyfailing.Forhiswife,hesighed,withthevagueunrestofahusbandwhoseinfidelitiesareimaginary,wasagenuinelygoodwoman.Shewasasfarremovedfrompretenceasshewasfromtheposturingvirtuesthatflourishinthecredulousworldofthedrama.Thepityofitwasthateventheleastexactinghusbandshouldsooftendesiresomethingmorepiquantthangoodness.,使西(1929NeverTooOldtoLiveYourDream/DanClark/
Thefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeone
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wedidntalreadyknow.Istooduptolookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkledlittleoldladybeamingupatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.ShesaidHihandsome.MynameisRose.Imeighty-sevenyearsold.CanIgiveyouahug?IlaughedandenthusiasticallyrespondedOfcourseyoumay.andshegavemeagiantsqueeze.
使87?
Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayounginnocentage?Iasked.ShejokinglyrepliedImheretomeetarichhusbandgetmarriedhaveacoupleofchildrenandthenretireandtravel.Noseriously?Iasked.Iwascuriouswhatmayhave
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motivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatherage.
?:我,结退??使
IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowImgettingone.shetoldme.AfterclasswewalkedtothestudentunionbuildingandsharedachocolatemilkshakeWebecameinstant
friends.Everydayforthenextthreemonthswewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknonstop.Iwasalwaysmesmerizedlisteningtothistimemachineasshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.
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OverthecourseoftheyearRosebecameacampusiconandsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shelovedtodressupandshereveledintheattentionbestowedupherfromtheother
students.Shewaslivingitup.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.Illneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.Shewasintroducedandsteppeduptothepodium.Asshebegantodeliverherpreparedspeechshedroppedherthreebyfivecardsonthefloor.FrustratedandalittleembarrassedsheleanedintothemicrophoneandsimplysaidImsorryImsojittery.IgaveupbeerforLent(andthiswhiskyiskillingme.IllnevergetmyspeechbackinordersoletmejusttellyouwhatIknow.AswelaughedsheclearedherthroatandbeganWedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereareonlyfoursecretstostayingyoungbeinghappyandachieving
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success.
53;4
Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.
Youvegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreamsyoudie.Wehavesomanypeoplewalkingaroundwhoaredeadanddontevenknowit.
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Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Ifyouarenineteenyearsoldandlieinbedforonefullyearanddontdooneproductivethingyouwillturntwentyyearsold.IfIameighty-sevenyearsoldandstayinbedforayearandneverdoanythingIwillturn
eighty-eight.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesnttakeanytalentorability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingtheopportunityinchange.1920**88
Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydonthaveregretsforwhatwedidbutratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.

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SheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysingingTheRose.Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyricsandlivethemoutinourdailylives.AttheyearsendRosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyearsago.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.Overtwothousandcollegestudentsattendedherfuneralintributetothewonderfulwomanwhotaughtbyexamplethatitsnevertoolatetobeallyoucanpossiblybe.

Remembergrowingolderismandatorygrowing
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upisoptional.


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