Monday, January 19, 2009

Success

I found this quote today and I absolutely love it!! I think too often people these days measure success in all of the wrong ways. May we all spend a little bit more time laughing and loving and finding good in those around us.


"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 (1803-1882)

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Ashley Smith said...

wow... i like that

M said...

i have to thank you for this quote, i loved it so much, i shared it with my whole family, and our relief society!