What is success（转载）

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What is success
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% p' k2 l5 `$ P8 h0 c                 by Ralph Waldo Emerson
' I! _7 Z1 d. X4 k5 q/ m3 KTo laugh often and much;
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) p; |  f0 I1 F! h" v, O+ E: RTo win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;

  ~! f& [. d0 F6 m' n& BTo earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;

( Y! z  a6 ~$ C5 Z+ {7 |' O, I  M* RTo appreciate beauty;
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To find the best in others;

3 ?& ~/ G$ ?+ y1 t* r; w* ZTo leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

5 W: l3 w4 W1 O( m# ATo know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;

This is to have succeeded.