Success
He has achieved success
who has lived well,
laughed often, and loved much; who has enjoyed the trust of
pure women, the respect of intelligent men and
the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it
whether by an improved poppy,
a perfect poem or a rescued soul; who has never lacked appreciation of Earth’s beauty
or failed to express it; who has always looked for the best in others and
given them the best he had; whose life was an inspiration;
whose memory a benediction. —1904 Bessie Anderson Stanley Posted via email from THE PROPERIST | Comment »
