. . . "Paradoxical Commandments of Leadership" . . .
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People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love
them anyway.
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If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior
motives. Do good anyway.
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If you are successful, you win false friends and true
enemies. Succeed anyway.
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The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good
anyway.
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Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and
frank anyway.
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The biggest men with the biggest ideas can be shot down by
the smallest men with the smallest ideas. Think big anyway.
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People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a
few underdogs anyway.
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What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
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People really need help but may attack you if you do help
them. Help them anyway.
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Give the world the best you have and you will get kicked in
the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.
source: The Silent Revolution: Dynamic
Leadership in the Student Council,
Harvard Student Agencies, 1968
© Copyright Kent M. Keith 1968, renewed
2001
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