What is success（转载）

connie

What is success

                 by Ralph Waldo Emerson
: E, `5 D) [, K- F8 s+ MTo laugh often and much;
: z  R1 M5 x; _
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;

; c  f! N! x7 W6 K' @( dTo earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
0 Q) M. C( f$ d! R/ R3 p
  S/ o* K6 A" \' n! ]To appreciate 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;
' m9 V# O# `' I  m
3 ~. e" `  i! c  X8 o4 B8 ^, I9 t1 xTo know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;
$ U) l# n" b# e6 Z8 x9 T% S
This is to have succeeded.