Don't Quit

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,

When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,

When funds are low and debts are high,

And you want to smile but have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit--

Rest if you must, but don't quit.

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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.

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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 came down,

How close he was to the winning crown.

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Success is failure turned inside out

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt

You never can tell how close you are,

If may be near, when it seems afar.

So stock to the fight when you're hardest hit;

It's when things seem worse that you mustn't quit.

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Author unknown

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"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him" (James 1:12)

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"But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold" (Job 23:10)

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"Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 1:6-7)

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"Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy" (1 Peter 4:12-13)