What is success $ T0 _ u/ f8 G2 h $ u& O$ F: u5 i8 y by Ralph Waldo Emerson 6 ?1 M6 A6 L" v1 I3 S2 ? x3 [' qTo laugh often and much;/ Z+ c5 `- M, I B' ~. K
* p( w9 D6 S$ I3 |: i- xTo win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;3 u! x/ s2 \. H+ A: [
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To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; 9 e3 S5 \0 f; l' @) G
1 A5 P! x; z' L# p2 ?# e( BTo appreciate beauty; ) [ t. c) A: B6 h8 q' [ ; G# c$ T2 \- q0 }% l1 v! qTo find the best in others;, p2 ~7 [/ ^" Z% L
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To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; ' e8 Q( `/ y" I: b0 t" W4 G. O* V
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To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;+ ^" r! W" n3 y( |: y& U
: n% i5 a0 G# R! G( ?% x" d9 N( {This is to have succeeded.