摘自 端宏斌专栏 2008-7-18
德兰（mother Theresa）修女（又译作特丽莎修女）是1979年诺贝尔和平奖获得者，被誉为继1952年史怀泽博士获得诺贝尔和平奖以来最没有争议的一位得奖者，也是20世纪80年代美国青少年最崇拜的4位人物之一。她创建的仁爱传教女会有4亿多美金的资产，世界上最有钱的公司都乐意无偿捐钱给他，她赢得了全世界人民的爱戴。然而，当他去世时，她全部的个人财产，就是一张耶稣受难像，一双凉鞋和三件旧衣服。
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人们经常是不讲道理的、没有逻辑的和以自我为中心的，不管怎样，你要原谅他们；
People are often unreasonable，illogical and self-centered；Forgive them anyway。
即使你是友善的，人们可能还是会说你自私和动机不良，不管怎样，你还是要友善；
If you are kind，people may accuse you of selfish，ulterior motives；Be kind anyway。
当你功成名就，你会有一些虚假的朋友，和一些真实的敌人，不管怎样，你还是要取得成功；
If you are successful，you will win some false friends ，And some trueenemies；Succeed anyway。
即使你是诚实的和率直的，人们可能还是会欺骗你，不管怎样，你还是要诚实和率直；
If you are honest and frank，people may cheat you；Be honest and frank anyway。
你多年来营造的东西，有人在一夜之间把它摧毁，不管怎样，你还是要去营造；
What you spend years building，Someone could destroy overnight；Build anyway。
如果你找到了平静和幸福，他们可能会嫉妒你，不管怎样，你还是要快乐；
If you find serenity and happiness，they may bejealous；Be happy anyway。
你今天做的善事，人们往往明天就会忘记，不管怎样，你还是要做善事；
The good you do today，people will often forget tomorrow；Be good anyway。
即使把你最好的东西给了这个世界，也许这些东西永远都不够，不管怎样，把你最好的东西给这个世界；
Give the world the best you have，And it may never be enough；Give the world the best you have anyway。
你看，说到底，它是你和上帝之间的事，而决不是你和他人之间的事。
You see ，in the final analysis，it is between you and God；It is never between you and them anyway。
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自从发生了"哈佛自习教室"事件之后，老端染上了考据癖，凡是转载的东西，都希望尽可能的正确，看到这段德兰修女的话很喜欢，转载之后忽然想到，还没考证过呀！考证之后的结果令人失望，咱们又一次被骗了。这段话的作者是Kent M. Keith，此人19岁时在哈佛念大二，写了这些话，被称之为"the paradoxical commandments"，看来这才是哈佛自习教室的训言了。后来不知怎么的被特丽莎修女看到了这些话，她估计是觉得很喜欢，于是就贴在了墙上，随着修女越来越出名，来采访的记者也越来越多，忽然某记者看到了墙上贴的这张纸条，觉得非常令人感动，于是就写在了一本关于特丽莎修女的书里头，时间长了大家都认为是修女说的了。但仔细看我们会发现，其实两者并不完全一致，很可能被修女本人或者是那位记者改编过了，因此把原文也贴在这里。似乎Keith对这些改动还挺不乐意的。
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The Paradoxical Commandments
悖论十诫
by Dr. Kent M. Keith
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
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.
People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
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.
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