You Mustn't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems uphill,
When 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 pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late, when the night's slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the 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 the hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.