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Ralph Waldo Emerson

To laugh often and love much;

To win the respect of intelligent people

And the affection of children;

To earn the approbation of honest critics

And 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 little 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.

成 功

如果你能笑口常開愛心不泯；

如果你能贏得智者的尊敬

兒童的熱愛；

如果你得到正直評(píng)價(jià)家的稱贊

經(jīng)受住假朋友的背叛；

如果你能賞識(shí)美；

如果你能看到他人高尚的品德；

如果你能獻(xiàn)出自我；

如果你能讓世界哪怕稍好一點(diǎn)，

無論是通過培育一個(gè)健康的孩子，

還是開墾一個(gè)小片園地，

或是改進(jìn)了社會(huì)某種狀況；

如果你忘情游戲過，開懷大笑過縱情高唱過；

如果你知道由于你的一生

那怕只有一個(gè)人活得更好

你就可以說你成功了。