My Favourite Success Quote....

This one is a bit too long to fit in my sidebar, but this is my favourite quote regarding the definition of success. I carry this quote around in my purse and I read it often.

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

I have recently read that this quote was not actually from Emerson, but that doesn't matter to me. I appreciate whoever said these wise words and I still find inspiration in them.