To laugh often and love much;
....to win the respect of intelligent persons
and the affection of children;
....to earn the approbation of honest citizens
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
....to appreciate beauty;
....to find the best in others;
....to give of one's self;
....to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
....to have played and laughed with enthusiasm
and sung with exultation;
....to know even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived
- this is to have succeeded.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
