Do good anyway. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway. The biggest people with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest people with the smallest ideas. 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. People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help them anyway. Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.