Success
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 even one life
has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
[ Ralph Waldo Emerson -- from Aiken Drum ]
Inspirational Poems
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