What is Success? by Bessie A. Stanley
The next time someone asks about the meaning of success, a question right up there with "what is the meaning of life," you will have the makings for a good answer at your fingertips.
Here's a more complete version of this famous poem by Bessie A. Stanley. This was the prize-winning definition of success which won a contest sponsored by Brown book Magazine, Boston, circa 1904.
"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 small 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."
Bessie Anderson Stanley
Burton Fletcher
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The next time someone asks about the meaning of success, a question right up there with "what is the meaning of life," you will have the makings for a good answer at your fingertips.
Here's a more complete version of this famous poem by Bessie A. Stanley. This was the prize-winning definition of success which won a contest sponsored by Brown book Magazine, Boston, circa 1904.
"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 small 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."
Bessie Anderson Stanley
Burton Fletcher
http://www.usamonuments.com/
http://www.callourlawyers.com/
http://www.georgialoanclosers.com/
http://www.georgiasigningagents.com/
