From a poem I found as a bookmark in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris.
Hope you like it.
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 queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a fellow turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow –
You may succeed with another blow.Often the goal is nearer than
it seems to a faint and faltering man.
Often the stuggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victors’ cup;
And he learned too late, when the night came 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.
Stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit.
It’s when things seems worst that you mustn’t quit.
That said, knowing when to get out is pretty important too I reckon ;)
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