What is success" \* Z% Y2 a7 i# k$ P
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by Ralph Waldo Emerson O; k3 ]# J. t4 kTo laugh often and much; 6 g, y4 S( Y y1 Z+ X' |4 t7 F! M6 T) f& }1 F3 i& l/ r7 n( Z) b
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; ' n/ T) q a j$ S1 V6 z 0 _ r r2 H( a: x! XTo earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; ( c9 C4 Z: Q# }8 A0 r4 Y+ U : ~5 ^* @1 x! y: STo appreciate beauty; 5 ^% m: Q R2 ~ " Q3 y/ s& I! t- uTo find the best in others; . u: ~7 R2 R+ N) \. f( M: L- L0 U: U' U$ S4 g9 E/ h
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; 0 E9 s9 ^' r) L' X6 {. [% i8 S: ?) o) K# ?! y" f
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; $ [& B$ l1 p) S' J& z* F3 q9 B$ S5 {4 k, V/ ~
This is to have succeeded.