![]() Or otherwise used in any way without the express written permission of the owner. The material on this site may not be copied, reproduced, downloaded, distributed, transmitted, stored, altered, adapted, literary analysis favorite poems tamuk quit john greenleaf whittier 1892) headnote: the reason have chosen this poem as my favorite poem is because find it. Purchasing books through any poet's Amazon links helps to support Your Daily Poem. All rights reserved.Īs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Website Development by Practical Business SystemsĬontents of this web site and all original text and images therein are copyright © by Your Daily Poem. A pep talk I know I can use and I'm sure I'm not alone. This poem reminds me of Ella Wheeler Wilcox's work-skirting the edge of sentimentality but never going over it. The world would be a better place if everyone follows this! Nice poem with a lot of good sense! "Success is failure turned inside out" is a brilliant line. (You have to fight because you can and you want to) this is nice poem for all person or someone to realize that not quit and still fighting into end ![]() It's when things seem worst that you must not quit. I used it in speeches then and nearly forty years later it hangs on the wall of my office and I am still using it to encourage people NOT TO QUIT. This poem helped create in me a don?t quit attitude in my life while in high school. Scott Fitzgerald, and Walt Whitman as well as many, many more. My love for books, poetry, and literacy quotes inspires me beyond measure Just a few of my favorite writers are Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Frost, F. ![]() Published in the Detroit Free Press (March 4,1921). Dont Quit Poem, John Greenleaf Whittier Poem Vintage style poetry and quote wall art inspired by brilliant writers. So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit. When he might have won had he stuck it out.ĭon't give up though the pace seems slow,Īnd he learned too late when the night slipped down,Īnd you never can tell how close you are. DON’T QUIT by John Greenleaf Whittier Poem. When the funds are low and the debts are high,Īnd you want to smile, but you have to sigh, With Super, get unlimited access to this resource and over 100,000 other Super resources. When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,Īnd the road you're trudging seems all uphill, It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit.Ask for this YDP anthology at your favorite bookstore or order it online today! So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit– The BBC cited the author as John Greenleaf Whittier but the printed version I have kept. ![]() When he might have captured the victor’s cup,Īnd he learned too late when the night slipped down,Īnd you never can tell how close you are, It took me back to my childhood as that is when I discovered the poem. When he might have won had he stuck it out ĭon’t give up though the pace seems slow– When the funds are low and the debts are high,Īnd you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, I do hope that this poem will bring some degree of optimism and positivity in otherwise negative environment.and hopefully you will find it inspiring too, as much as I do. I thought of posting this at LinkedIn, mainly in light of various negative posts that I have been seeing lately, which justify and encourage quitting. It has definitely inspired generations of Americans. This is a superb inspiring poem, in my view, although no one knows who wrote this poem, and exactly how long ago it was written. ![]()
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