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TO THE QUITTER

Undying Poems: Dr. Romulo A. Ramirez

The world won’t care if you quit;

And the world won’t whine if you fall;

The busy world won’t notice it;

No matter how loudly you wail.

Nobody will worry that you

Have relinquished the fight and gone down;

For it is only the things that you do

That are worth while and get you renown.

The quitters are quickly forgotten;

Of them the world spends little time;

And a few ever care that you’ve not;

The courage or patience to climb.

So give up and quit in despair;

And take your place back on the shelf;

But don’t think the world’s going to care;

You are injuring only yourself.