What is success & y9 S! K8 V. h- K% F/ @' X2 A# ?) i# ~1 R, K) v5 Y! Q
by Ralph Waldo Emerson {& r# \9 N' I6 P3 g. o
To laugh often and much; ! \+ j5 e2 d1 E: G9 F / T& u. N# i4 S1 ^To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;3 U! i, e" H; c) t7 Y: f4 n
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To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; 6 K2 V5 \" v7 \* ~0 T' J7 ^
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To appreciate beauty; % a1 i: V- k* Y9 s5 _! F3 B; _7 ]: E$ f4 u- T" q) X& u0 O) T
To find the best in others; 4 ]% Y$ T. i$ V" }. h( h: _2 D* S; r& g- z8 e
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; 4 I6 ~" _; \' o1 S0 l+ R 2 c- n( C2 k0 S" vTo know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;$ L3 x" h$ f9 M