Paradoxical Commandments

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 are successful, you will 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 men and women with the biggest ideas can be shut down by the smallest men and women 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 really need help but may attack you if you do  help them. – Help people anyway
10. Give the world the best you have & you’ll get kicked in the teeth. – Give the world the best you have anyway.

~ Kent M. Keith