{"id":211628,"url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/211628-if-poem-by-rudyard-kipling","short_url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/211628","headline":"If.... || Poem by Rudyard Kipling","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you can keep your head when all about you\u003cbr\u003eAre losing theirs and blaming it on you;\u003cbr\u003eIf you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,\u003cbr\u003eBut make allowance for their doubting too;\u003cbr\u003eIf you can wait and not be tired by waiting,\u003cbr\u003eOr being lied about, don't deal in lies,\u003cbr\u003eOr being hated, don't give way to hating,\u003cbr\u003eAnd yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you can dream, and not make dreams your master;\u003cbr\u003eIf you can think, and not make thoughts your aim;\u003cbr\u003eIf you can meet with Triumph and Disaster\u003cbr\u003eAnd treat those two imposters just the same;\u003cbr\u003eIf you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken\u003cbr\u003eTwisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,\u003cbr\u003eOr watch the things you gave your life to, broken,\u003cbr\u003eAnd stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you can make one heap of all your winnings\u003cbr\u003eAnd risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,\u003cbr\u003eAnd lose, and start again at your beginnings\u003cbr\u003eAnd never breathe a word about your loss;\u003cbr\u003eIf you can force your heart and nerve and sinew\u003cbr\u003eTo serve your turn long after they are gone,\u003cbr\u003eAnd so hold on when there is nothing in you\u003cbr\u003eExcept the Will which says to them: \"Hold on!\"\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,\u003cbr\u003eOr walk with kings, nor lose the common touch,\u003cbr\u003eIf neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,\u003cbr\u003eIf all men count with you, but none too much;\u003cbr\u003eIf you can fill the unforgiving minute\u003cbr\u003eWith sixty seconds' worth of distance run,\u003cbr\u003eYours is the Earth and everything that's in it,\u003cbr\u003eAnd, which is more, you'll be a Man, my son!\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","content_plain":"If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you;If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too;If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,Or being hated, don't give way to hating,And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:If you can dream, and not make dreams your master;If you can think, and not make thoughts your aim;If you can meet with Triumph and DisasterAnd treat those two imposters just the same;If you can bear to hear the truth you've spokenTwisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;If you can make one heap of all your winningsAnd risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,And lose, and start again at your beginningsAnd never breathe a word about your loss;If you can force your heart and nerve and sinewTo serve your turn long after they are gone,And so hold on when there is nothing in youExcept the Will which says to them: \"Hold on!\"If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,Or walk with kings, nor lose the common touch,If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,If all men count with you, but none too much;If you can fill the unforgiving minuteWith sixty seconds' worth of distance run,Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,And, which is more, you'll be a Man, my son!","published_at":"2026-06-18T09:50:59-07:00","updated_at":"2026-06-18T09:50:59-07:00","author":{"type":"Person","name":"Poetry Alley","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/100043-poetry-alley"},"description":"Stay up-to-date with Poetry Alley on Kudos 365. View their post published Jun/18/2026 on Poetry. Browse your favorite topics and share your expertise, too.","type":"post","image":"https://k365pi.imgix.net/site/square-kudos-share-image-300.jpg?fm=jpg\u0026auto=format,compress","likes_count":3,"comments_count":1,"categories":[{"name":"Poetry","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/942-poetry"}],"schema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/211628-if-poem-by-rudyard-kipling","headline":"If.... || Poem by Rudyard Kipling","image":"https://k365pi.imgix.net/site/square-kudos-share-image-300.jpg?fm=jpg\u0026auto=format,compress","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Poetry Alley","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/100043-poetry-alley"},"datePublished":"2026-06-18T09:50:59-07:00","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/LikeAction","userInteractionCount":3}],"subjectOf":[{"@type":"Thing","name":"Poetry","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/942-poetry"}]}}