10/20/2024

Dostoyevsky

 


Anais


 

To laugh often

 


 

"To laugh often;

to win the admiration of intelligent people

and the affection of children;

to earn the respect of honest critics

and endure the betrayal of false friends;

to apprehend beauty;

to find the best in others;

to leave this 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

that is said to have been successful.”


—Ralph Waldo Emerson