Mother Theresa (Written above the door of the late Mother Theresa’s children’s home in Calcutta.)

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centred;
. . . 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 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 the best you have. It may never be enough;
. . . Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it’s between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway.