People are ilogical, 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 sucessful, 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 amek you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

the biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the samllest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destoryed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people ayway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.

from 'The Paradoxical Commandments'
-Kent M. Keith-