What is success / R8 \& ~( i' n$ g9 j* Y$ ~6 d9 O$ t" j7 i* F* v" H. ~
by Ralph Waldo Emerson / \" a; }0 p: [, M; v2 I- b0 l& C
To laugh often and much;7 K& m7 d( m( c" d4 p
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To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;5 v3 u; n |) y5 C. \
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To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; 4 e, m0 m9 n: a3 q( l' c Y
$ a) p2 B9 V* Z4 K6 ^To appreciate beauty;2 c8 d$ C/ ^0 L# V& i( D
7 g/ T- o6 \! l; N0 g- A1 ATo find the best in others; G2 b1 b# V. a4 o * h* F# @( q7 pTo leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; ( t. {+ m% I4 |9 P) P" ^5 T: X. u% \4 T; N" A: c7 N9 Y4 ]
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; . r2 [6 n6 X G- a# f" h F 0 J# D$ u% W0 N9 D* SThis is to have succeeded.