Found, Written on the Wall, in Mother Teresa’s Home for Children, in Calcutta:

People are often unreasonable,

Irrational 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 unfaithful friends

and some genuine enemies.

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere

people may deceive you.

Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating,

others would destroy overnight.

Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,

some may be jealous.

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today

will often be forgotten.

Do good anyway.

Give the best you have

And, it will never be enough.

Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis,

It is between you and God.

It was never between you and them;

Anyway.