DON'T QUIT!

Posted by Dawie Bezuidenhout
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Oct 24, 2010
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I recieved this poem in a email today and thought i would share it here.

Seems fitting for the online Earner.


Don't Quit Poem "Author Unknown"



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.
Life is queer 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;
Don't 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 victor's 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 so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.


Hope this inspires you not to quit, keep learning and applying what you learned.

Success comes to those who are patient and never give up.

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Sean North
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Business

full useless information me had to drag that from the annals of time back in the school days on Anglo American poets, Lol
He did a whole series of poems in the same style I think the language has been updated in the version that you have there

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Dawie Bezuidenhout
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Systems Engineer I.T.

Hey Sean, thanks for that, i was googling the poem name, and you don't want to know the results.

I hoped that someone would recognise it. Thanks Sean.

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Sean North
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Business

Hi Dawie it is indeed a very inspirational poem ,I believe it was written by Edgar A. Guest

Nov 24, 2010 Like it
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Maketta A.
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Internet Marketer

Excellent poem and it is so true. Many people quit just when they are about to experience success. I really enjoyed reading it, and it lifted my spirits.

Nov 24, 2010 Like it
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Dawie Bezuidenhout
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Systems Engineer I.T.

Allison, i come back to this poem every so often. I wish i knew who the author was, i am sure he/she has more great lessons hidden in poems.
Glad you enjoyed it.

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Allison Steinman
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Affiliate marketer

"Success is failure turned inside out." These words are so true it's almost haunting. Success and failure are the very same substance. Man must only decide what to do with it.

Nov 24, 2010 Like it
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Paula van Dun
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Retired

This is a very nice inspirational poem

Nov 5, 2010 Like it
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Rammesh Perumal
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Web Business & Development Consultant

Hi!

Nice, inspiring & motivational poem Dawie, Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend.

Oct 24, 2010 Like it
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Cynthia Gordon
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Perfect! This is an excellent poem...it ties into my strong belief of having patience in the business world!

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