|Advice from Mother Teresa

People are often unreasonable^{1, illogical, and self-centered;}

Forgive then anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives^2;

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^{3 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.