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 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 fellow 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 fight came 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 afar.
So stick to the fight when you are hardest hit
It is when things seem worst that you must not quit
The Daughters of St. Paul
148, Waterfield Rd,
Bandra Bombay