Success
Sometimes I need a little reminder...
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
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