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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHAT IS SUCCESS?, by RALPH WALDO EMERSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: To laugh often and love much, to win
Last Line: This is to have succeeded
Subject(s): Life Change Events
First Line: To laugh often and love much, to win
Last Line: This is to have succeeded
Subject(s): Life Change Events
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.
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