> George J. Dance wrote:
> Keep Going
>
> When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
> When the road youŽre 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 donŽt you quit.
>
> Life is Qu**r with its twists and turns,
> As every one of us sometimes learns,
> And many a failure turns about
> When he might have won had he stuck it out;
> DonŽt give up, though the pace seems slow -
> You may succeed with another blow.
>
> 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 victorŽs cup,
> And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
> How close he was to the golden crown.
>
> 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 afar;
> So stick to the fight when youŽre hardest hit -
> ItŽs when things seem worst that you mustnŽt quit.
>
> ~~
> Edgar Guest (1881-1959)
> *1921 March 3, The Indianapolis Star, Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
(Syndicated), Quote Page 6, Column 4, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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> *1921 March 3, Elmira Star-Gazette, Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
(Syndicated) Quote Page 6, Column 3, Elmira, New York.
(Newspapers_com)
> *1921 March 3, The Ogden Standard-Examiner, Just Folks by Edgar A.
Guest (Syndicated), Quote Page 5, Column 3, Ogden, Utah.
(Newspapers_com)

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