Elisabeth-Anne "Bessie" Anderson Stanley

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Elisabeth-Anne "Bessie" Anderson Stanley (1879-1952) is the author of the poem "Success" ("What is success?" or "What Constitutes Success?"), which is often incorrectly attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson or Robert Louis Stevenson.

Her poem was written in 1904 for a contest held in Brown Book Magazine, by George Livingston Richards Co. of Boston, Massachusetts.
Mrs. Stanley, of Lincoln, Kansas, submitted the words in the form of an essay, rather than as a poem.
The competition was to answer the question "What is success?" in 100 words or less.
Mrs. Stanley won the first prize of $250.

Written in verse form, it reads:

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 little children;
Who has filled his niche and accomplished his task;
Who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty or failed to express it;
Who has left the world better than he found it;
Whether an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul;
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.

Traduzione di LexMat:


Ha avuto successo chi ha vissuto bene, riso spesso ed amato molto;
Chi ha goduto del potere di una donna integra, del rispetto degli uomini intelligenti e l'amore dei bambini;
Chi...