Final Analysis

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'll win some false friends and some true enemies -
Be successful anyway

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you -
Be honest and frank 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

What you spend years building, someone may destroy overnight -
Build anyway

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough -
Give the world your best anyway

You see, in the final analysis, it is all between you and God -
It was never between you and them anyway


- Mother Teresa of Calcutta