Don't quit!

DON'T QUIT

When things go wrong, as sometimes will,

when the road you are 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!

And many a failure turns about,

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

as everyone of us sometime or the other learns,

when he might have won had he stuck it out. 

Don't give up if the pace seems slow -

you may succeed with just another blow

Rest - if you must, but DON'T QUIT!

Often the goal is nearer than it seems

to a faint and faltering man,

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 golden crown.

And so, Rest - if you must, but DON'T QUIT!

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 are hardest hit -

Because it's when things seems worst that you must not quit.

And so, Rest - if you must, but DON'T QUIT! 


(I would suggest you take a print out of this poem and stick on your work board so you can see it daily and it acts as a remainder to DON'T QUIT WHEN GOING IS TOUGH!)