"It is said that the darkest hour of night comes just before the dawn."
-Thomas Fuller
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 strange with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure comes about
When we might have won had we stuck it out.
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 can never tell just how close you are;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
"Don't Quit"
(1921)
Edgar Albert Guest
(1881-1959)
British-born American poet
Often known as the "People's Poet"
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