ANYWAY

People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered,

Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives

Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies

Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow

Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable

Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spent years building may be destroyed overnight

Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you when you help them

Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you’ll get disparaged and ridiculed

Give the world the best you've got anyway.

Adapted from the book "A Simple Path" by Mother Teresa of Calcutta

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