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

breathed

easier

because

you

have

lived,

This

is

to

have

succeeded.

Ralph

Waldo

Emerson-