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