To laugh often and love much;
To win the respect of intelligent persons and the
affection of children;
To earn the approbation of honest critics and
to endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To give of one's self;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy
child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung
with exultation;
To know one life has breathed easier because you
have lived--that is to have succeeded.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
