When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, <br /> <br />When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, <br />When the funds are low and the debts are high, <br />And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, <br />When care is pressing you down a bit- <br />Rest if you must, but don't you quit. <br />Life is queer with its twists and turns, <br /> <br />As every one of us sometimes learns, <br />And many a fellow turns about <br />When he might have won had he stuck it out. <br />Don't give up though the pace seems slow - <br />You may succeed with another blow. <br />Often the goal is nearer than <br /> <br />It seems to a faint and faltering man; <br />Often the struggler has given up <br />Whe he might have captured the victor's cup; <br />And he learned too late when the night came down, <br />How close he was to the golden crown. <br />Success is failure turned inside out - <br /> <br />The silver tint in the clouds of doubt, <br />And you never can tell how close you are, <br />It might be near when it seems afar; <br />So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit - <br />It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.<br /><br />Ralph Acosta<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/don-t-you-quit/
