People will often be unreasonable,
irrational,
and painfully self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind,
some will accuse you
of having selfish or secret motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you succeed,
you will gain unfaithful friends
and a few genuine enemies.
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere,
people may still deceive you.
Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years building,
others may tear down in a moment.
Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness,
someone, somewhere,
may envy you.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today
may be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Give the very best you have—
and it still may never feel
like enough.
Give your best anyway.
Because at the end of the day,
at the end of every breath,
and at the end of every season…
it is between you and God.
It was never
between you and them
anyway.
Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM UTC
People will often be unreasonable,
irrational,
and painfully self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind,
some will accuse you
of having selfish or secret motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you succeed,
you will gain unfaithful friends
and a few genuine enemies.
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere,
people may still deceive you.
Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years building,
others may tear down in a moment.
Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness,
someone, somewhere,
may envy you.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today
may be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Give the very best you have—
and it still may never feel
like enough.
Give your best anyway.
Because at the end of the day,
at the end of every breath,
and at the end of every season…
it is between you and God.
It was never
between you and them
anyway.
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