"Success" (according to Emerson)

[Masato]

Just got back from a funeral today.
This was the headliner of the service.

I can dig it:


SUCCESS:

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.

This is to have succeeded.

[Edge Guerrero]

Just got back from a funeral today.
This was the headliner of the service.

I can dig it:


SUCCESS:

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.

This is to have succeeded.

- Sucess is living a positive mark on the world.

[Masato]

Some other definitions I've heard that I liked:


Success = level of happiness

or

Success = not working