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 you have to sigh,     
When care is pressing     
you down a bit--          
Rest if you must,         
but don't you quit.       
Success is failure        
turned inside out,        
The silver tinf 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 you're hardest hit-  
It's when things go wrong 
that you mustn't quit.    

By: Edgar A. Guest