that I have posted all or part of this prior.
It is absolutely worth repeating:
To laugh often and much;
to win the respect
of the 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 beauty 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 one life has breathed easier
because you lived here.
This is to have succeeded.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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