When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
when the road you’re trudging seems all up hill,
when the refunds 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 quit.

Life is queer with its twist and turns,
as everyone of us sometimes learns,
and many a failure turns about
when he might have
wone had he stuck it out;

Don’t give up though
the pace seems slow -
you may succeed with another blow.
Success is a failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the cloud 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.

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