“To laugh often and love much, to win the respect of intelligent persons, and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to give 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.” -Emerson
It really is all about the small things...
“To laugh often and love much, to win the respect of intelligent persons, and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to give 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.” -Emerson