"This is to have succeeded in Life" by Bessie Anderson Stanley

  "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 ... " 
                              

                                                                Bessie Anderson Stanley