“Success” by Ralph Waldo Emerson
(成功とは)
To laugh often and much;
(たくさん笑うこと)
To win the respect of intelligent people
To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
(できる人から尊敬され、子供に愛されること)
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
(誠実な批評家から賞賛を得、見せかけの友人の裏切りに耐えること)
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
(美しさを愛で、他人の美点を見つけること)
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
(ほんの少しでも世界を良いものにすること、
例えば健康な子供を産み、庭の整備をし、社会の状況を改善すること)
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
(自分の存在により、少しでも救われる人がいると知ること)
This is to have succeeded.
This is to have succeeded.
(それが人生における成功ってもんだ)