18th
January
2008
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.
~ Mother Teresa