- ?% C" @" X( ^9 k( Q6 q by Ralph Waldo Emerson $ m! N; w! B7 h! t/ sTo laugh often and much;% ]. j0 n0 Q$ U$ W3 ?. M
( T! `- X9 l) f/ GTo win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;& q5 P& m" |- _3 @0 | }
2 @% R8 N1 s* z7 p% }To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; & u- t4 j M, n8 j. M; Z
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To appreciate beauty; % |3 v$ u* ~( P ) o4 e+ h. O+ Q0 p! `7 W) C& HTo find the best in others;! _# C3 I3 l% x# M/ M. L( v( q
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To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; * z$ ^' {9 _5 P* f4 k
6 ]6 \8 a( g( I8 A. S( t8 I) OTo know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; 2 p6 A3 `; }( f+ G . O) H( u! J0 |' D8 F+ Q+ C1 HThis is to have succeeded.