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 true enemies: Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, they may cheat you: Be forthright anyway.

What you spend years building, they may destroy overnight: Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous and scornful: Be joyous anyway.

The good you do today, they often will forget tomorrow: Do Good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it will 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.