"do it anyway"

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.
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thank you, Mother Teresa, for your big words.  

by the way, it's cool to work in a place where this lady's quotes are on the bathroom mirror, etc! all the small things, the good things, the menial tasks and the overlooked extra energy spent, they all add up at Mother Teresa House.  i'm thankful to do my internship in a place where "work" is called "service", and where the food in the fridge is for anyone to eat, and where casseroles and salad and soup and extra grace are carried constantly through the door.