To
laugh often and much:
To win the
respect of intelligent people
and the
affection of children;
To earn the
appreciation of honest critics
and
endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate
beauty;
To find the best
in others;
To leave the
world a bit better
whether
by a healthy child, a garden patch
or a redeemed
social condition;
To know even one
life has breathed easier
because
you lived,
This is to have
succeeded.
--- Ralph Waldo Emerson
