words to live by

“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 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.” ~Mother Theresa~