2 S6 P: w m3 @3 V by Ralph Waldo Emerson " g' Y+ [6 m% ~9 x* a
To laugh often and much;$ f g X2 a% ~
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To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;3 ]" L0 ^* P+ f. }8 {
! A* F4 Y5 G: |- F; h/ D5 |! [. dTo earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; 6 p: V V( S$ U- B4 t + T% f/ ~# T( a R8 C3 D8 Y" a: NTo appreciate beauty;& _* R* E) x! @! n- o$ [& N
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To find the best in others;# r" M. N- \) R8 y4 i
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To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; ! m0 A2 r3 D8 V- `2 N ! `- a4 d% i8 E u7 Q5 tTo know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;5 R. `7 D7 }& R# T6 b: A& H
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This is to have succeeded.