the definition of success -- to laugh much; to win the respects 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 redeemable social condition. to have a played and laughed with enthusiasm, and sung with exultation; to have known even one life has breathed easier because you have lived -- this is to have succeeded.