People are often unreasonable, illorical, and self-centered;

Forgive them anyway.

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

Be Kind anyway.

If you are seccessful, you will win some false friends 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 cuold 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 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.

- This version is credited to Mother Teresa.

  The version found written on the wall in Mother Teresa's home for children in Calcutta .

- The Original Version : The Paradoxical Commandments   by Dr. Kent M. Keith