Axis of Logic
Finding Clarity in the 21st Century Mediaplex

Axis Reflections
What is success?
By Ralph Waldo Emerson
from The Collected Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thursday, Dec 3, 2020


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 bit 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 to have succeeded.