Don't 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 don't you quit.

Life is weird with twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about
When we might have won had we stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed wit another blow.

Often the goal is nearer
Than it seems to a faint and faltering man.
And often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
But he learned to late, when the night slipped down.
how close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of clouds of doubt
And you can never 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.

Unknown