This Poem was written by Dr. Kent M. Keith, and hung on Mother Theresa’s wall. I hope it inspires you.
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 will win false friends and true enemies.
- Succeed anyway! -
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
- Do good anyway! -
Honesty and frankness makes 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 the 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 -