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 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