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 to 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