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QuoteWorld :: Success :: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson in Success category:
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"Character is what can do without success." 4.5000 average rating  
"To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intellingent 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." 4.9401 average rating  
"The definition of success--To laugh much; to win respect of intelligent persons and the affections 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." 4.9167 average rating  
"Life is a successon of lessons, which must be lived to be understood." 4.8333 average rating  
"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." 4.8571 average rating  
"Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success."  
"Good men must not obey the laws too well." 4.7500 average rating  
"It is not length of life, but depth of life." 4.5000 average rating  
"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 endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success." 4.9365 average rating  
 




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