16.

"People are often unreasonable, illogical, 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 some false friends and true enemies...

succeed anyway

If you are honest and sincere, people may cheat you...

be honest and sincere anyway

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight...

build anyway

If you find serenity and happiness, some 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've got anyway

You see, in the final analysis, it's all between you and God...

it was never between you and them anyway"

- the Paradoxical Commandments found painted on the wall outside of Mother Theresa's children's home in Calcutta