Wisdom To Live By

This can be found written on the wall in Mother Teresa's home for children in Calcutta:
People are often unreasonable, irrational, 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 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 could 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.-

the drawing was just a photo someone sent me and I don't know the source.

Comments

Jan said…
Yes. I have that posted here at home. Good words.
Nancy said…
What inspiring and true words. I found the drawing here: http://www.nobullart.com/index.php?L1=artwork&gallery_id=C1S2T268AC&artwork_id=C1S35P0X0E

It is true that too often we worry about the opinions of those whose opinion doesn't matter.

Nancy
Tatersmama said…
How very tru and how very beautiful.
Wonderful words to live by...

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