1. The version found written on the wall in Mother Teresa's home for children in Calcutta:
- People are often unreasonable, irrational, 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 unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
- If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.
- What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.
- If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
- The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
- Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.
- In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
-this version is credited to Mother Teresa
2. The Original Version:
The Paradoxical Commandments
by Dr. Kent M. Keith
- People are illogical, unreasonable, 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.
- The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.Think big anyway.
- People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
- What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.Build anyway.
- People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.Help people anyway.
- Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.Give the world the best you have anyway.
© 1968, 2001 Kent M. Keith
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