...Sometimes mistakenly attributed to being written by mother teresa, "the paradoxical commandments" were in fact written by a 19 -year old college student named Kent Keith in 1968, the summer of what? you can buy them in book form, but i will give them to u for FREE right here, right now. war is over if u want....

the original paradoxical commandments:

1. people are illogical, unreasonable, self-centered.
love them anyway.

2. if u do good, people will accuse u of selfish ulterior motives.
do good anyway.

3. if u r successful, u will win false friends + true enemies.
succeed anyway.

4. the good u do today will b forgotten tomorrow.
do good anyway.

5. honesty + frankness make u vulnerable.
be honest + frank anyway.

6. the biggest persuns can be shot down by the smallest persuns.
think big anyway.

7. people favor underdogs, but only follow top dogs.
fight for the underdog anyway.

8. what u spend years building may be destroyed overnite.
build anyway.

9. people really need help but may attack u if u do help them (iraq?)
help people anyway.

10. (whew!) give the world yr best, get kicked in teeth.
give the world yr best anyway...

i LOVE quasi-inspirational booshoo like this. pls note this is an edited version of said commandments. i think the first few are actually really good advice, but they're really stretching towards the end to make it an even 10. if this list doesnt help or motivate, please seek treatment outside the self-help aisle.