What is success（转载）

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What is success

                 by Ralph Waldo Emerson
$ p& a& G1 D; Z; w, R( I' i6 j8 |To laugh often and much;
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$ i! F9 \/ Q, ?4 G  t; ]/ _8 sTo win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
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To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;

/ m6 q) M0 ^" nTo appreciate beauty;
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To find the best in others;
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* Y5 ]5 B  n; wTo leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
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/ {3 ?8 p+ v8 Q, n# M- h8 N& RTo know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;
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* F8 d+ L, R5 U1 d5 }: OThis is to have succeeded.