What is success（转载）

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What is success
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                 by Ralph Waldo Emerson
3 `8 [0 I! h: m0 lTo laugh often and much;

8 y" S4 [! s) |- zTo win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
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" [, ^" g5 {! q9 }* e; h+ k' LTo earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty;
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1 c- p0 O4 Z. lTo find the best in others;
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6 P) h& Q- v) P% B( L0 Y; ATo leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
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1 {4 j8 ^3 I5 z% wTo know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;
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( Q& Q' q8 S4 ]' B/ U) }This is to have succeeded.