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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,
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 have,
and
it may never be enough;
Give
the world the best you have anyway.
You
see, in the final analysis,
it
is between you and God;
It
was never between you and them anyway!
-
Mother Theresa