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've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God . . .
It was never between you and them anyway.

Written by . . . Mother Teresa