. ]$ y, b* ?: c8 R& [5 X by Ralph Waldo Emerson ( v0 _2 W7 p$ s; [# r5 ] b4 {
To laugh often and much;# m$ D7 M+ @7 W% x1 D
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To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;5 b( @! r8 \3 K. H# h3 L- V: p
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To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; ( i' x7 l1 j( g
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To appreciate beauty; ; R0 G# ^8 B( {* P( d& {% w3 [8 ] `0 V2 M* W: u" i( ?* }9 q( j
To find the best in others; ! e3 U4 T* z6 i6 m: d 2 h( t6 k% s( j3 N" a1 FTo leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; 1 t! x1 y3 \- |4 ^. c! P' x; N# r# U% ?7 w
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;5 S2 ~ c% K% `3 F: s
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This is to have succeeded.