Find the strength to keep going with this Don’t Quit poem print featuring the timeless reminder, “Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.” Framed by delicate watercolor magnolias and soft botanical greenery, this inspirational poetry wall art pairs an uplifting message of perseverance with graceful floral beauty.
Rather than pretending that difficult moments are easy, the poem acknowledges exhaustion, disappointment, and the temptation to give up. Its message offers something more honest: permission to pause, recover, and breathe without abandoning hope. Success may be closer than it appears, and one more attempt could change everything.
This shipped print is available framed or unframed and makes a meaningful encouragement gift for graduates, entrepreneurs, students, athletes, or anyone experiencing setbacks or beginning again. It offers a reassuring daily reminder that resting is not failure—and difficult chapters do not have to be the final ones.
Scroll to the end of this description to read the full poem. Please note that although this poem is attributed to John Greenleaf Whittier, some research identifies Edgar A. Guest as the poem’s likely author. Please be sure that you want this version, with "John Greenleaf Whittier" cited as the author, before ordering. And send a message before ordering if you would like the name of the author changed.
UNFRAMED PRINT INFO:
MEDIUM: Photographic Fine Art Print (UNFRAMED)
SIZE: Please choose from the drop-down menu - Common print sizes are: 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11, A4, 11x14, 12x16, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Custom sizing is available, please send a message before completing your purchase to check the price of your custom size.
About your print:
Printed professionally on high-quality photographic paper (NOT cheap card stock!) with a beautiful lustre finish (closely related to matte) with a slight sheen, using archival inks that will last for years.
It arrives carefully wrapped, unmatted, and unframed.
FRAMED PRINT INFO:
Frames are available in the following sizes: 8x10", 11x14", 12x16", 16x20", 18x24", 24x36"
- Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
- Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
- Paper weight: 5.57 oz/yd² (189 g/m²)
- Lightweight
- Acrylite (Acrylic) front protector
- Hanging hardware included
- Available in Black, White, and Natural Wood - The default color is black but if you would like to change the color to white or natural wood, leave a message in the "message to seller" box at checkout.
PLEASE NOTE:
-Shipping upgrades are not available for framed prints.
-The framed print option does not include a mat
*** Looking for a downloadable file? You can order it here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/825353685
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Thank you for reading the description! Use the code "DESCRIPTION15" to receive 15% off your order of unframed prints.
"When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
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 strange with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns
And many a failure comes 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.
Success is failure turned inside out—
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell just 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."
Find the strength to keep going with this Don’t Quit poem print featuring the timeless reminder, “Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.” Framed by delicate watercolor magnolias and soft botanical greenery, this inspirational poetry wall art pairs an uplifting message of perseverance with graceful floral beauty.
Rather than pretending that difficult moments are easy, the poem acknowledges exhaustion, disappointment, and the temptation to give up. Its message offers something more honest: permission to pause, recover, and breathe without abandoning hope. Success may be closer than it appears, and one more attempt could change everything.
This shipped print is available framed or unframed and makes a meaningful encouragement gift for graduates, entrepreneurs, students, athletes, or anyone experiencing setbacks or beginning again. It offers a reassuring daily reminder that resting is not failure—and difficult chapters do not have to be the final ones.
Scroll to the end of this description to read the full poem. Please note that although this poem is attributed to John Greenleaf Whittier, some research identifies Edgar A. Guest as the poem’s likely author. Please be sure that you want this version, with "John Greenleaf Whittier" cited as the author, before ordering. And send a message before ordering if you would like the name of the author changed.
UNFRAMED PRINT INFO:
MEDIUM: Photographic Fine Art Print (UNFRAMED)
SIZE: Please choose from the drop-down menu - Common print sizes are: 5x7, 8x10, 8.5x11, A4, 11x14, 12x16, 16x20, 18x24, and 24x36. Custom sizing is available, please send a message before completing your purchase to check the price of your custom size.
About your print:
Printed professionally on high-quality photographic paper (NOT cheap card stock!) with a beautiful lustre finish (closely related to matte) with a slight sheen, using archival inks that will last for years.
It arrives carefully wrapped, unmatted, and unframed.
FRAMED PRINT INFO:
Frames are available in the following sizes: 8x10", 11x14", 12x16", 16x20", 18x24", 24x36"
- Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
- Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
- Paper weight: 5.57 oz/yd² (189 g/m²)
- Lightweight
- Acrylite (Acrylic) front protector
- Hanging hardware included
- Available in Black, White, and Natural Wood - The default color is black but if you would like to change the color to white or natural wood, leave a message in the "message to seller" box at checkout.
PLEASE NOTE:
-Shipping upgrades are not available for framed prints.
-The framed print option does not include a mat
*** Looking for a downloadable file? You can order it here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/825353685
-------
Thank you for reading the description! Use the code "DESCRIPTION15" to receive 15% off your order of unframed prints.
"When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
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 strange with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns
And many a failure comes 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.
Success is failure turned inside out—
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell just 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."