The Volunteer's Creed
To laugh often and love much;
....to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children;
....to earn the approbation of honest citizens 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.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Biography for Anna Thomas
14 years ago
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