; ~1 z* l1 l+ U+ m; d( s by Ralph Waldo Emerson 1 _2 n |$ ]' n8 ZTo laugh often and much;( J8 {( g v r' s) I% p; ?/ e' Y
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To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;" ]5 M( n# ~1 e/ y* e& t! L
( X6 Y: l4 f" JTo earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; ; B$ L. n$ c& [ k# W7 A0 c& ` ^9 Y W6 B2 f) ^- n- y
To appreciate beauty;% H$ N1 W$ h: b! D* B+ o
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To find the best in others;/ k7 m/ v9 E3 A& p. D. o& y; x2 a; S
4 `- j2 x3 s3 N+ P4 _" j& iTo leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; ; p8 U; T+ r+ z1 N% G% o& u+ Y+ z6 N8 B* I" j8 z. Y/ v, A
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; $ D5 E" R; l- g% u8 g( R4 C! [- d; A# D2 S
This is to have succeeded.