“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 to endure the betrayal of false friends. 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; to know that even one life has
breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have
succeeded.”
-Ralph Waldo
Emerson