"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 reedeemed social condition;

To KNOW even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.

This is to have SUCCEEDED."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson