What is success 8 d" I6 b7 s3 F. E / g! Z! d! F" d/ q- O* k, W' y% Y1 h by Ralph Waldo Emerson " c4 ^. D1 k- q# @& t) r
To laugh often and much;6 i. e% j7 { l. p( |+ x4 w& U7 O# K6 R
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To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; 5 V1 i) q* k; W! w1 S; r( y7 Z! o% j* b/ t
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; 6 l% `6 d8 z( n7 R _
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To appreciate beauty;7 `9 j* p1 R5 h" N* }- \ E( P
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To find the best in others;1 F4 y+ z. U! X3 ^( N2 g
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To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; ! p$ [% z4 Z: j, G/ i3 o! P" |- T" B% S
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; . t! r3 j u7 N. f+ g4 ^$ `0 w & \+ q2 ~2 r4 M# m1 n- W! JThis is to have succeeded.