Mrs. Velardo’s rules

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.  -Bessie Stanley

"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love." – Mother Theresa