Bethany Unknown - 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
When care is pressing 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,
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 may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of clouds 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.

Bethany Unknown

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