“To laugh often and much.

To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
to earn the respect of one’s 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 redeemed social condition, or a job well done.

To know even one other life has breathed easier because you lived: this is to have succeeded.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson.