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 
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