WTC
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 pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer
than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has
given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And 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 clouds of doubt,
And you never can
tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to
the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you
must not quit.
- Author
unknown
