I’ve been carrying these on a laminated card in my wallet for as long as I can remember. They need to be shared:

  1. People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
  2. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
  3. If you’re successful, you’ll win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
  4. The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
  5. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
  6. The biggest people with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest people with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
  7. People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
  8. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
  9. People need help but may attack you if you help them. Help them anyway.
  10. Give the world the best you have, and you’ll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.


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