' To Laugh Often '...

To laugh often and love much;, to win the respect of intelligent persons, and the affection of children;, to earn the approbation of honest citizens, and endure the betrayal of false friends;, to appreciate beauty;, to find the best in others;, to give of 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." - .................... Ralph Waldo Emerson