What is success 7 J( P6 y( B/ y8 y8 [/ _8 M; g$ ~( M& D) P! r3 A
by Ralph Waldo Emerson / m o* g: ?( X7 _& w: E2 Z* LTo laugh often and much;9 x m: i' ~% x7 w( H
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To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;1 a d. i% A3 D+ U, D
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To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; $ ]: k% A& V$ ~ N
: U2 W; @8 x( c! t% N0 N- a$ JTo appreciate beauty; ( O: G% j; H4 c( I1 m2 e - u: Q: W- F- v% m- R4 [+ RTo find the best in others;( w* j- A+ H7 m$ |$ M; L. W
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To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; 7 _) S. x) A# h# |0 d! X5 c H0 `6 b" E9 m
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;2 H8 F9 S# H& Q, y0 n/ R) T
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This is to have succeeded.