Success - r.w.emerson

Success
 

by

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people and the

affection of children;

To earn the approbation of honest critics 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.