don' quit

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 do not quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns, As every one of us
sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about, When he might have won had he
stuck it out; Don't give up, though the pace seems slow-- You may succeed with
another blow.
Often the goal is nearer thanIt seems to a faint and faltering
man, Often the struggler has given up, When he might have captured the victor's
cup, And he learned too late when the night slipped down, How close he was to
the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out-- The silver tint of
the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near
when it seems so far, So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-- It's when
things seem worst that you must not quit.
--
Anonymous