Ralph Waldo Emerson on Success

One of my favorite definitions of success was written by Ralph Waldo Emerson:

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

(Source: A Dancing Star - Inspirations to guide and heal by Eileen Campbell)