DON'T QUIT - poem
Shekhar K Scindia
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 the debts are high
when you want to smile but you have a sigh
when care is pressing you down a bit
rest if you must, but do not quit !
Life is queer with its twists and turns
as everyone of us sometimes learns
and many a failure turns about
when he might have won had he stuck it out
so stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
it's when things seem worst
that you must not quit!"
Andrew J. Fruhling
>From: sci...@IASTATE.EDU (Shekhar K Scindia)
>Subject: DON'T QUIT - poem
>Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1993 22:52:58 GMT
I wish I knew, it has been a favorite of mine for years. I have a
slightly longer version:
PERSIST ... PERSIST
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
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 queer with its twists and turns
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow --
You might succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is narrower 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 night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint to the clouds of doubt --
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may appear when it seems afar,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit --
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
These two are also favorites:
CREDIT
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood ... who knows the great enthusiasms, the
great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows
in the end the triumph of high achievement, and ... if he fails, at least
fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold
and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
(I believe this from a T. Roosevelt speech. ??)
IT IS A MATTER OF CHOICE
No one is beaten till he quits,
No one is through till he stops.
No matter how often failure hits,
No matter how often he drops,
A fellow's not down till he lies
in the dust and refuses to rise.
????
Angela Kozminuk
That poem, "When things go wrong/ as they sometimes will..." is
accredited to Anonymous.
Caron Wheeler (UK singer, not well-known in North America,
unfortunately) sang those lyrics with some modification and additions, to
music written by Jimmy Hanes. Unfortunately, the liner notes don't
point out that CW, JH, or whoever, are not responsible for writing the
lyrics. Maybe this poem is so well known, they didn't feel that they
had to. If you like this poem, I suggest you check out Caron
Wheeler's UK BLAK (1990 EMI-USA). It's a beautiful song adaption, IMHO.
The rest of the album also has some good funk, a sprinkling of reggae,
a nice a capella piece, and 'aware' lyrics.
Angela.
Scott Mcnabb
> Anybody know who this poem is attributed to ?
>
> 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 the debts are high
> when you want to smile but you have a sigh
> when care is pressing you down a bit
> rest if you must, but do not quit !
I like this one better:
*--------------------------*
| _ | When things go wrong as they usually will
| { } |
| | | | And your daily road seems all uphill
| | | |
| .-.| |.-. | When funds are low, and debts are high
| .-| | | |.-. |
| | | | ; | When you try to smile but can only cry
| \ ; |
| \ ; | And you really feel you'd like to quit
| | : |
| | | | Don't come to me, I don't give a shit!
| | | |
| |
*--------------------------*