Crazy's Collectibles 2

These are things that I've read over the years... that impressed me and made a major impact on me...

Tell me what do you think... Wherever possible, I've credited the author... please do correct me if any info is wrong or missing

Love is a Strange Thing

Love is a strange thing.

It is a flower to delicate

that a touch will bruise it,

and so strong that nothing

will stop its growth.

Think of how often we miss love

in a lifetime - by an unspoken word,

by not keeping silent

at the right time. We lose it by the

interference of other people;

by the lack of money; by a quarrel

over a triffle; and yet we

cannot live without it.

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The first time I read this was when I was 8 years old... Over the years, many have been the occassions, when these words have actually lifted me out of the doldrums and made me go forward...

Don't Quit

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.
- Author unknown