What is success ) m& }' E! i3 ~# X0 ]* k: Z' r- S* V0 w
by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1 @9 H% r$ ?. F3 _4 \( I: \7 d6 OTo laugh often and much;3 `+ X/ N8 q9 [! O8 y4 H
. _; u, h. _) F# V; x& E0 ]To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; * K' V& e( \ w% x7 U+ s! r5 I8 j& J- B o( d! O2 t5 y7 ~; v
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; 2 e! a u/ {& u" c0 y" f4 b( z ' j6 [% V- z M o/ d D# M. uTo appreciate beauty; ; X: q1 a0 G5 @& s4 ] y5 p& a3 ~$ B0 x! S2 C! d" e9 w! }* W
To find the best in others;' y( E8 ]/ V p" I
* q. o) v$ H# T$ ~ @4 _To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; $ [& E5 ]# l; Y+ c0 i) w" X
) d8 w; P0 D# y8 p; l W% r- nTo know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;( I9 P( i4 [" o2 Y/ e) `
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This is to have succeeded.