What is success（转载）

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What is success

                 by Ralph Waldo Emerson
5 s2 g2 x( p7 k" Y) l& K4 yTo laugh often and much;
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$ o  h/ g/ T, M, iTo win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
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/ ~6 `6 Q" Y5 q: P" S. p7 C% Z( VTo earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
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To appreciate beauty;
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( j7 [( u5 |6 d4 o" `% oTo find the best in others;
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! w9 F: S. X; OTo leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

: T/ X* B3 r% R4 g6 d  W1 tTo know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;

This is to have succeeded.