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.

Success is failure turn inside out,

The silver tint of

the clouds of doubt.

And you never can tell

how close you are,

It maybe near when it seems a far.

So stick to the fight

when you're hardest hit,

Its when things go wrong

that you must not quit.

Mr. Harry Knowles, Sr. (1904-1979)