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People are often unreasonable, illogical,
and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you
of having selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some
false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may
cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend your years on building,
someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they
may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often
forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it
may never be enough;
Give the world the best you have anyway.
You see, the final analysis is between
you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.
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Om Vashishth
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