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 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.
Popularly attributed to Mother Theresa, but actually by Kent M Keith and read by Mother Theresa.
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The author of “Anyway” is Kent M. Keith. It as written in 1969 and is part of a book The Paradoxical Commandments for Christians. The story is that Mother T had a copy of it on her desk and she has gotten credit for writing it ever since. I know that you will check this out and correct it if you find that this info is correct.
Thanks Rich. It’s amazing how many quotes and anecdotes get attributed to people other than the original Author.
Just because someone is famous in a particular sphere they get credit for almost everything in that sphere. Yes, It’s amazing how many quotes and anecdotes get attributed to people other than the original Author.
Very true. Fame seems to bypass talent, intelligence and integrity in our culture.
"Fame seems to bypass talent, intelligence and integrity in our culture", be talented, intelligent and have integrity anyway.
Would you not change the heading then seeing as Mother Therasa didn't actually write it?
Good point Stacey. Some people search for this by Mother Theresa, so I have added the original Author's attribution.