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,
When 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 strange with its twists and turns
As every one of us often learns.
And many a failure turns around
When she might have won had she stood her ground:
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow –
You may succeed with another blow.

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 mustn’t quit.

Anonymous