“People are 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 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,
they may be jealous; be happy
anyway. The good you do
today, people will often forget
tomorrow; do good anyway.
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 Teresa
