What is success 3 Y' H) B; z! o 4 b/ y; B/ V- G7 n by Ralph Waldo Emerson ( {" b& u# z& m: x1 k4 U: z- ^& A3 O
To laugh often and much;0 i4 h4 _/ ~5 m6 R6 u# w( C
* m3 _0 o- }8 K1 w( wTo win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; 3 |- L+ |6 [$ J1 _; R2 v2 W6 T8 G; E6 t, U* @/ F5 ?
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; ! d" Y2 G4 Y/ d2 ?/ W; y! @6 W! k; a/ Y2 r
To appreciate beauty; * q1 g: T- w E2 x6 }$ Q/ C " d6 e; L/ K8 y/ P* a M: B; p; X) @To find the best in others; # {6 n/ f7 e3 H* Q" @+ f 0 b! Y. D6 K" aTo leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; # M+ y" [) _3 S6 N& F5 S 1 `& T8 L1 y" ^* U$ C; rTo know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;+ N! ^' F/ z7 N$ a
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This is to have succeeded.