To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of
the 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 beauty in others;
to leave the world a bit better
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch, or a redeemed
social condition; to know that
one life has breathed easier
because you lived here.
This is to have succeeded.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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