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