To
laugh often and
much; to win the respect
of intelligent people and
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