~The Paradoxical Commandments

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by Dr. Kent M. Keith

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.