budak senaling: Thoughts 19AUG2013

18 August 2013

THE OTHER FELLOW

When the other fellow acts that way, he's ugly. When you do it, it's nerves.

When he's set in his ways, he's obstinate. When you are, it's just firmness.

When he doesn't like your friends, he's prejudiced. When you don't like his, you are simply showing good judgement of human nature.

When he tries to be accommodating, he's polishing the apple. When you do it, you're using tact.

When he takes time to do things, he is dead slow. When you take ages, you are deliberate.

When he picks flaws, he's cranky. When you do, you're discriminating.

Anonymous - extracted from "Bits & Pieces", The Economics Press Inc., Fairfield, New Jersey, USA

Those who are absent are always wrong : Congolese Proverb

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centred; 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 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 may destroy overnight; Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, others may be jealous; Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people may often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is all between you and GOD; It was never between you and them anyway.
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Written by Kent M Keith when he was 19, first published by the Harvard Student Agencies in 1968.