The Paradoxical Commandments
by Dr. Kent M. Keith
by Dr. Kent M. Keith
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.
Think big anyway.
People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.
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.
Give the world the best you have anyway.
© Copyright Kent M. Keith 1968, renewed 2001
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The four Zen vows of the Bodhisattva.
In my own words:
The four Zen vows of the Bodhisattva.
In my own words:
There's too many sins not to commit some - but I'll try not to anyway.
There's too many people to help them all - but I'll try to help them anyway.
There's too many virtues to attain them all - but I'll try to attain them anyway.
Perfection is impossible - But I'll try to perfect everything anyway.
