What is success b; n/ {# O" [ z" n4 y
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by Ralph Waldo Emerson , ^4 j$ S9 }6 E" R( d, P. M2 z! q
To laugh often and much;- L/ d6 F9 m( ~* N8 C' E
6 D- f9 ~. e4 C. a7 V3 ^/ f7 @# H# ^To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; U" e2 q9 I) L% a+ A ) o& ]6 k" w. e# C$ h6 O$ Z2 NTo earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; ; u( t" x8 c! V/ I( [* g
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To appreciate beauty;7 u: I* ^ F9 d" _! t4 b7 k% }
* S: V& j. N) q9 ~To find the best in others;$ q$ ~% V5 e) g6 D
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To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; / K7 H+ O% I7 D " E# M. N B/ f3 y2 F6 ~# ETo know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; 9 ^! Z1 S3 ]" }- l- o6 R* Q( s9 O% ^/ G% o" u# X8 v1 ^9 }
This is to have succeeded.