What is success ) V* P! j( c! ~0 |( }( l7 f8 S + H2 u" ^$ R8 J by Ralph Waldo Emerson 3 B- w$ Y, N- j7 B6 a# o3 j& {
To laugh often and much; - {5 o! ^& {" i& j s" j9 D1 T/ c7 p; Q9 \* D
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;% `5 t. l9 `3 B1 _3 _
# N, {! F6 ^) O' ETo earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; 8 F* H& U" l1 L$ O- Q# ]
3 c/ h2 s- {/ S1 v6 t' t! rTo appreciate beauty; + _5 m; I7 h H8 J+ f* \( \. ^% _0 {3 B* U3 `
To find the best in others; + P- W: k! K. I( r7 }$ r ; B# T# l9 S5 L% eTo leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; $ \4 C- a) K3 {5 _
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To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;" ]" N. M7 F7 G
2 K0 J2 p- A' |4 ]5 g$ m) c9 o; {This is to have succeeded.