. e N1 R7 H1 B by Ralph Waldo Emerson + Q r0 u1 U$ q0 O6 ^2 w% M
To laugh often and much;" E& r$ Q9 i" i" _; N% B* }
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To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; & ^8 c1 ]9 N0 L) y8 F9 b. X* X4 J7 w4 K8 w
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; 4 k8 {4 o( }4 t" q6 u* U$ u* [
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To appreciate beauty;: j. E0 B( U$ [) ]- |4 `9 k
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To find the best in others;3 _* ]) a6 ]( N: N
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To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; ; U" j4 j' b- O( U8 [7 r0 j
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To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; ! J- }$ }8 Y5 ?. B! _# L; e/ u1 O7 _( E3 `
This is to have succeeded.