El Exito

Poema atribuído a  Ralph Waldo Emerson

Que es el éxito?

Reír a menudo y mucho;

ganar el respecto de gente inteligente y el cariño de los niños,

conseguir el aprecio de críticos honestos y aguantar la traición de falsos amigos;

apreciar la belleza;

encontrar lo mejor en los demás;

dejar el mundo un poco mejor, sea con un niño saludable, una huerta o una condición social redimida;

saber que por lo menos una vida ha respirado mejor porque tú has vivido.

Eso es tener éxito.
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What is Success

To laugh often and love much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the approval of honest critics 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.

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Version de What is Success by Bessie Anderson Stanley

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 never lacked appreciation of Earth’s beauty or failed to express it;
Who has left the world better than he found it,
Whether an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul;
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.