Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometime will
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debt 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 it twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learn
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won, had he stuck it out
Don't give up though, the pace may seem slow
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,
It seem to faint and faltering man,
Often the struggled has given up,
When he might have captured the victors 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.

-unknown author