Here's a little something that I keep above my desk & read when times are tough.
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 "failure" turns about
when he might have won had he stuck it out;
don't give up, though the fight seems slow,
you may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
it seems to a faint and faltering man;
often the straggler has given up
when he might have captured the victor's cup;
when 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 cloud of doubt.
and you can never tell how close you are,
it may be near when it seems afar;
so stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-
it's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
"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 "failure" turns about
when he might have won had he stuck it out;
don't give up, though the fight seems slow,
you may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
it seems to a faint and faltering man;
often the straggler has given up
when he might have captured the victor's cup;
when 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 cloud of doubt.
and you can never tell how close you are,
it may be near when it seems afar;
so stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-
it's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
