THE MAN WHO QUITS.
He starts with a rush and a solemn vow, A* good as the next: hut he lacks the sand That would make him slick, with a courage stoat, To whatever lie tackles, ami light it out. He starts with-a rush and a solemn vow That he’ll soon he showing the nt hers how, Then some!hiug'new strikes his roving eye, ' - Ami his task i-. left for the byeand live. It’s up to each man wbal becomes of him; lie must Ibid in him-elf the grit and vim That brings success: lie can gel tlieskill If he brings to life task a steadfast will. No man is beaten til! lie give- in: Hard luck can’t stand for a cheerful grin; The man who fails needs a better excuse Than the quitter’s whining “what’s the use .■ ’’ For t he-man who quits let- bis chance's slip. Just because lie’s 100 lazy lo keep his grip. The man who sticks goes ahead with a shout, While the man who quits joins the “down and out.” —Forbes Magazine.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2114, 13 April 1920, Page 4
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176THE MAN WHO QUITS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2114, 13 April 1920, Page 4
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