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This Is To Have Succeeded

To laugh often and love much;
To win the respect of intellingent persons
And the affection of children;
To earn the approbation of honest citizens
And 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 even one life has breathed easier
Because you have lived -
This is to have succeeded.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~



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