Don't Quit
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When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill, 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 failure turns about When
he might have won had he stuck it out; Don't give up, though
the pace seems slow-- You might succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than It 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 afar; So
stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.