The Success Guru's and Masters have described success variously.  Ralph Waldo Emerson has described success in the most simple terms as

"To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people

and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics

and endure the betrayal of false friends

To appreciate beauty;

To find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better, whether by

a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;

This is to have succeeded."

However the writings on success is innumerable as successful men and women. 

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