Bessie Anderson Stanley
1879-1952
"Success"*
He has achieved success
who has lived well,
laughed often, and loved much;
who has lived well,
laughed often, and loved much;
who has enjoyed the trust of
pure women,
pure women,
the respect of intelligent men and
the love of little children;
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;
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;
or failed to express it;
who has always looked for the best in others and
given them the best he had;
given them the best he had;
whose life was an inspiration;
whose memory a benediction.
*This poem has long been wrongly
attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson
whose memory a benediction.
*This poem has long been wrongly
attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson
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