A friend sent me this quote today. I love it.
“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 to 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 that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
A city girl who learned to garden and it changed everything. Author, artist, Master Gardener. Better living through plants.
Thanks so much for posting that…I read that in quite a while
One of my favorites. Very nice.
Oh I’ve had that quote on a plaque for some time now – I bought it for myself when I quit smoking “to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
You’ve achieved success in your field when you don’t know whether what you’re doing is work or play.
–Warren Beatty