. . . well said . . .

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; to appreciate beauty; 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--that is to have succeeded

--Ralph Waldo Emerson