What is success（转载）

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What is success

                 by Ralph Waldo Emerson
/ ~; b) G. C# I# nTo laugh often and much;
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To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
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To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;

9 Y! Q$ K* y9 X* m4 ?, m) s' K! iTo appreciate beauty;
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To find the best in others;
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7 ^; U+ Y' k2 f2 d# N0 eTo leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;
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This is to have succeeded.