Mother Teresa’s words
translated to english
This prose was written by Mother Teresa
and is engraved on the wall of her home
for children in Calcutta. English
translation.
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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
forget tomorrow;
do good 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 never was between you and them
anyway.
