Kent Keith has been focused on helping people find personal meaning since he was a college student in the sixties. The Paradoxical Commandments were written by him in 1968 as part of a booklet for student leaders.
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Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centred. Love them anyway.
People favour underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Those with the biggest ideas can be shot down by those with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
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