here are a few verses from a favourite peom...
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,
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.
Often the goal is nearer than
it seems to faint and flatering man.
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learnt too late when the night came 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 YOU'RE HARDEST HIT,
Its when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.