"To laugh often and much;

to win the respect of intelligent men and earn 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