What is success 2 c& |2 A# l5 i) f8 B 6 H7 m3 s3 H/ v by Ralph Waldo Emerson / z. C% N1 O8 w1 l0 |; u( y5 f
To laugh often and much; ' o4 R! b$ w7 q. t" o5 G S9 S2 Y$ v2 k8 t
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; $ T# C" J/ D' F) F) U & M: ]& h! s6 \3 w6 G4 M. _) pTo earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; 5 c% W% A! G* c+ u3 h
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To appreciate beauty;0 T( `* Y e3 D e2 L
" b7 G+ M" S5 S3 s/ yTo find the best in others;# f! v0 b% T" x+ ^- Y
4 V3 C% `/ V$ [& |; |0 I4 qTo leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; " H' s. f! c2 o0 X - t/ C: c# m7 u( g t0 lTo know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; # B3 ~" G% `3 g, J) N8 j8 T4 S- H; Q( d7 Q6 g" T# f; `4 Z
This is to have succeeded.