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 spent years building someone

may destroy overnight.

Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they

may be jealous.

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will

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...

- Mother Theresa

Carved into the wall of her

Home for children in Calcutta

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