★ People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered; Love 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 false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway.

★ The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow; Do good anyway.

★ If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.

★ People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

★ What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight; Build anyway.

★ If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway.

★ People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.

★ Give the world the best you have, And it may never be enough; Give the world the best you have anyway.

★ You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; It is never between you and them anyway.

作者／ Mother Theresa
参考／《一条简单的路》，立绪出版社，原处《 From a sign on the wall of Shinshu Bhavan, the Children's home in Calcutta 》；
参考／《The Paradoxical Commandments》by Dr. Kent M. Keith；
参考／《活着就是爱》，特蕾沙修女著，四川人民出版社；

附《活着就是爱》作者简介：

　　特蕾莎修女（1910-1997）生于南斯拉夫，37岁正式成为修女。1948年远赴印度加尔各答，且于两年后正式成立仁爱传教修女会，竭力服侍贫困中的最穷苦者。一九九七年九月葬于加尔各答。