To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics; to appreciate beauty; 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--that is to have succeeded.

 -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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