Timeless Definition of Success

**To Laugh Often**
** To win respect of intelligent people**
** and the affection of children.**
**To hear the appreciation of honest critics**
** and endure betrayal of false friends.**
**To appreciate Beauty**
**To find the best in others**
**To leave the world a little better**
** whether by a healthy child, **
** a garden patch,**
** or redeemed social condition**
**To know even one life has breathed easier **
** Because you have lived.**
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**This is the meaning of success.**
** **Ralph Waldo Emerson

*I came across this on a colleagues' wall via a poster. *
*It blessed and challenged me,*
*And reminded me of what's most important. *
*Hope you find it that way too.*