SUCCESS
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 path 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