- People are illogical, unreasonable and self-centered. Love and trust them anyway.
- If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
- If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
- The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
- Honesty and frankness will make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
- The biggest men with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest ideas. Think big anyway.
- People favor underdogs, but follow top dogs. Fight for the few underdogs anyway.
- What you spend years building may be destroyed over night. Build anyway.
- People really need help, but may attack you if you do help. Help people anyway.
- Give the world the best you have, and you’ll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.