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 quit.

life is queer with its 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 seems sloe
you may succeed with another blow.

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 the hardest hit
it's when things seems worst that you must not quit.



a poem that a teacher long ago gave to my class.. can't rem who gave it but.. it has been with me ever since..