~" B* V2 `! ]* l by Ralph Waldo Emerson - D! b Q+ ]6 i* N& F" x I/ QTo laugh often and much; ( \' S5 L$ D+ T& @5 L+ Q; x $ R' e# u0 e1 K' J( ?% v! X3 tTo win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; # g' k8 c3 N i8 M! O1 Y" d/ F 2 [8 g, W5 I/ \$ `. pTo earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; * ?' C6 x* ~8 ^) Y! O 5 {$ j& `8 C! a- Y+ cTo appreciate beauty;+ V7 x5 B% j6 d3 F- g
1 [, z. D9 x7 O8 U" P% `To find the best in others;. [( b! I W3 r7 v" e+ J
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To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; $ z0 G$ R. w ]. \9 Q( f( i2 G! E
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To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; % z9 A# R$ l: k Q/ w! B& ]4 U" Q& T7 t4 l" I/ B$ ~ C' u9 K
This is to have succeeded.