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 that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.

--- Ralph Waldo Emerson