Don't Quit
Edgar Albert Guest
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
when the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
when the funds are low and the debts are high,
and you want to smile but you have to sigh,
when care is pressing you down a bit - rest if you
must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns. As
everyone of us sometimes learns. And many a
fellow turns about when he/she might have won
had he/she stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow - you
may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than it seems to a faint
and faltering man/woman; Often the struggler
has given up when he/she might have captured
the victor's cup; and he/she learned too late
when the night came down, how close he/she
was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out - the silver
tint of the clouds of doubt, and when you never
can tell how close you are, it may be near when
it seems afar; so stick to the fight when you're
hardest hit - it's when things seem worst, you
must not quit.