I found the following piece of wisdom in a pile of papers left over from college. I don't remember ever having read it (was probably a handout from a guidance counselor) but it's going on my wall. Apparently it was originally written by a guy named Dr. Kent M. Keith when he was 19, but Mother Teresa usually gets the credit because, after hearing it, she put it on the wall of her children's home in Calcutta.
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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 will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The kindness you show today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Be kind anyway.
Honesty and frankness will make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest person with the biggest ideas can be shot down by
the smallest person with the smallest mind.
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 help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and you might get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.
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