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Only yield when you must, never "give up the ship," but fight on to the last "with a stiff upper lip!

Phoebe Cary
Courage, Giving Up, Fighting
Phoebe Cary (1875). “Ballads for Little Folk”, p.175
Only yield when you must, never give up the ship, but fight on to the last with a stiff upper lip!