/ h( k) m0 M+ | by Ralph Waldo Emerson ; Q! d3 S: u3 e- \" s6 l
To laugh often and much; # Y. _7 o) S( c( ` # Y1 z- T A" x+ ?" m8 vTo win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;& b4 \( Q& [' o9 O( @. b# D
- Q) I& ^& O6 u3 \% L2 a4 [To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; & ]6 U6 ]2 M9 @8 V$ u0 E0 X% u6 Q# D; l ~4 `/ W' e
To appreciate beauty;! ]/ b/ i0 C+ l- R! x
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To find the best in others;, M3 b) A% V* }6 ?5 h/ w% ^
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To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; - U* V1 W1 k' |# b3 d! s% R( G0 B8 x3 |9 h! G" p* ]
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; 8 ?+ {( r& V: D2 p; X" ?' w/ X& a- N I4 Y0 {
This is to have succeeded.