Invictus
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Don't QuitWhen 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 weep 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. Oft 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, as the night slipped down, How close he'd been 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. The Man Who Thinks He CanIf you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don't; If you'd like to win, but think you can't It's almost a cinch you won't. If you think you'll lose, you've lost, For out in the world we find Success begins with a fellow's will; It's all in the state of mind. If you think you're outclassed, you are; You've got to think high to rise. You've got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win a prize. Life's battles don't always go To the stronger or faster man. But soon or late the man who wins Is the one who thinks he can. House of Alpha
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