Tuesday, June 2, 2009

success ...

To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty;
to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch or
a redeemed social condition;
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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