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 win some    false friends and some true enemies;    Succeed anyway.       If you are honest and frank,    people may cheat you;    Be honest and frank anyway.       What you spend years building, someone    could destroy overnight;    Build anyway.       If you find serenity and happiness,    they 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 is between you and God;    It was never between you and them anyway       Author unknown       music by Maggie and Suzzy Roche   (The Roches)