Two roads perged1 in a yellow wood，
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler， long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent2 in the undergrowth；
Then took the other， as just as fair，
And having perhaps the better claim，
Because it was grassy3 and wanted wear；
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same，
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh， I kept the first for another day！
Yet knowing how way leads on to way，
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence：
Two roads perged in a wood， and I?
I took the one less traveled by，
And that has made all the difference.
10、WHAT IS SUCCESS
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is success？
To laugh often and love much；
To win the respect of intelligent people
And the affection of children；
To earn the approbation4 of honest critics
And endure the betrayal of false friends；
To appreciate beauty；
To find the best in others；
To give one?s self；
To leave the world a little better，
Whether by a healthy child，
A garden patch，
Or a redeemed5 social condition；
To have played and laughed with enthusiasm
And sung with exultation6；
To know even one life has breathed easier，
Because you have lived
This is to have succeeded.
