Sunday, July 23, 2006

Favourite Words

What a wonderful way to view life!

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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