What is success? To laugh often and much; To win the respect ofintelligentpeople and theaffectionof children; To earn theappreciationof honestcritics and endure thebetrayalof 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 aredeemedsocial condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; This is to have succeeded.
注释:
1、intelligent adj. 聪明的、有才智的 2、affection n. 友爱、热爱 3、appreciation n. 感激、感谢、欣赏 4、critic n. 批评家、评论家 5、betrayal n. 出卖、辜负 6、redeem v. 补偿、恢复、挽回