What is success - G* f* f; d0 c5 }3 g/ ]! s/ h6 {5 k/ @
by Ralph Waldo Emerson 4 H/ ?# u* N, j
To laugh often and much;! E& o* \ i" ^: o+ ~8 |- z
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To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;$ e. a2 ^6 e% i" K- k) p* L4 B9 w
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To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; 3 ~( Y; I$ B! {4 s- d+ c$ I7 M' J9 ~; V/ t4 Z2 ]" F6 M1 q
To appreciate beauty; 5 X+ }6 y2 n0 T! y# k; J 0 ?3 F8 s" I$ Q! I$ V) w3 |To find the best in others;+ c$ r( s* G9 r% o+ l6 b" [
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To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; ! T" n/ v8 \/ ?! X+ h
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To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;5 m& q! D3 o# }
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This is to have succeeded.