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 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 even one life has breathed easier

because you have lived. This is to have

succeeded.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson