DON’T QUIT

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,
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,
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,
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.