DON'T YOU QUIT
-Clinton Howell-
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 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 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 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 a far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
IT'S WHEN THINGS SEEMS WORST THAT YOU MUSTN'T QUIT
(from "Don't Worry Be Happy" - Phang Cheng Kar, MD)
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