The Paradoxical Commandments
«• People are illogical, 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 successful, 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 make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway. • The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest 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 destroyed overnight. Build anyway. • People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway. • Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.»
