Retirement sayings??

[bskts4bj]

I'm working on an album for a teacher who's retiring at the end of the school year -- does anyone have any ideas for a "dedication" page at the beginning of the book? She's been a teacher at this school since it opened its doors in 1970.

TIA!
Brenda

 

[JulianneP]

One of the greatest blessing a child can have is a good teacher.

On my first day of teaching my parents gave me this poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson called Success

To laugh often and much;to win the respect of intelligent people and affection 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.

I'm writing with very dirty contacts so please double check the words to this poem if you use it