2 j# Z! L3 ^6 x) ~. j by Ralph Waldo Emerson 7 @! K) ^$ W; Y+ ]2 Q2 \8 j% kTo laugh often and much; * K% p* d/ M( o- D% V" o 4 p0 {: [) I0 n `# d& j2 BTo win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;/ i0 K7 R- g6 a+ c: _/ S4 [4 z6 z
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To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; 7 z8 Y% x/ [- x0 g$ _
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To appreciate beauty; " ~' \! M* b s6 H , X/ C+ z5 {7 nTo find the best in others;+ y* v4 Z7 X2 t) o l1 J+ h
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To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; ' }7 Q, X& U: \: m$ L( J ; e8 H K; ^2 H1 o* p2 s. ~To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;/ q5 X3 x9 ~5 }1 q$ G
1 i) \* L9 F( {* N9 X; ?* m' hThis is to have succeeded.