What is success: g3 J- t" x6 G* [! B" D
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by Ralph Waldo Emerson ; n T! k/ G6 {: q! Z) ]To laugh often and much;/ h1 E/ B& n+ O
+ O1 \1 E5 G+ L# pTo win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;- I$ Q# |% c) I7 m# E4 o
& i: d& z0 f. n+ _$ eTo earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; 7 a6 n3 Y N8 M4 j/ |5 c1 y0 g N+ ?9 ?! K" S! R* Z
To appreciate beauty; ! i6 r/ X4 k. S( a & G0 i6 f4 q! l4 K0 f2 D7 aTo find the best in others; * t8 r8 K- b7 j' H# q+ n9 P, a& u8 X" Z1 |- L% p- P# Y
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; & t: l% s" l2 \. q# _; K0 B
9 I& c3 C; }4 f gTo know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;0 T9 X E7 c+ D4 E% }6 w
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This is to have succeeded.