To laugh
often and love much;
to win
the respect of intelligent
persons
and affection of children;
to earn
the approbation of honest
critics
and endure the betrayal
of false
friends;
to appreciate
beauty,
to find
the best in others;
to give
of one's self;
to leave
the world a bit better;
whether
by a healthy child, a garden
patch, or
a redeemed social
condition;
to have played and laughed
with
exultation; to know that even
one life
has breathed easier
because
you have lived...
this is
to have succeeded...
- Ralph
Waldo Emerson
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