This may be the best definition of success I've ever come across...
Here are Ralph Waldo Emerson's 9 Pillars of Success:
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote the following passage on his definition of success:
I'd break this down into nine items...
1. To laugh often and much: Laughter keeps us young. Without laughter, you aren't really living!
2. To win the respect of intelligent people: Earning the respect of people you admire (my adaptation on "intelligent people") through the way you live your life.