What is success ) A9 r2 |0 d5 w5 D7 B+ F* w ) ?- \+ x2 S, O: M' T6 O! K7 q by Ralph Waldo Emerson - n) k$ c* W# g- r# ]
To laugh often and much; 8 E* H. m$ L& f% E5 f: ^ 7 p4 a% l w5 k# |- {To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; 6 K( _* D* v- O% T) p4 x1 E' B( ?) P4 K( x$ s6 R
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; : x+ t; T `; B4 Y, K/ {' g W3 g* w' }
To appreciate beauty; " N. d5 T' l0 H0 D0 o3 u s+ B0 F8 [( |0 A# j
To find the best in others; % v& j/ x/ R7 w# H0 | 4 Z' R$ [* x1 v* L: ~To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; ) x+ t6 J3 i$ R! {( h1 `% R. O/ i% @6 J2 m
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; g+ B4 T$ Z/ U* D3 f ( U! c" o; \+ \- b) A- ^This is to have succeeded.