People are often
unreasonable,
illogical, and self-centered;
forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may
accuse
you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you
will win some
false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and
frank,
people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years
building,
someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and
happiness,
there may be jealousy;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today,
people
will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you
have,
and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final
analysis, it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.
Mother Theresa
