To
laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent
persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of
honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to
appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of
one’s self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a
healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to
have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation;
to know even one life has breathed easier because you have
lived—this is to have succeeded.
