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 your best and it may never be enough;
Give the world your best anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.
-Mother Teresa
4 comments:
I. love. that. quote. And you! :)
Reminds me of that speech in Secondhand Lions. The idea that some things are just worth doing and believing. I wonder if this is where they got the idea. :)
Way cool Diane. :D
Aww, thanks for posting this. You are always so uplifting! I used to have a friend who would call me "Mother Sheresa"- what a compliment, huh? Love you, Diane!
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