What is success?

To laugh often and much; 

to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; 

to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; 

to appreciate the beauty;

 to find the best in others;

 to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; 

to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. 

This is to have succeeded!”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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