This Is To Have Succeeded

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