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Rudyard Kipling
If
Poem by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are 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 Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same:.
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted 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 winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except 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 minute
With 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!
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| 1. | Si… (Rudyard Kipling) ( fr ) | 10/23/2014 |
| 2. | إذا… - روديارد كيبلينغ ("If…" by Rudyard Kipking) ( ar ) | 11/8/2014 |
| 3. | Wenn… (Rudyard Kipling) translated ( de ) | 5/16/2019 |
| 4. | ರೆ, ( kn ) | 12/2/2019 |
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I have a variation on Kipling's If theme I will upload soon.
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John A seems to miss the meaning of " twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, "(Report)Reply
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Beautiful piece, true and nicely written(Report)Reply
Truly timeless; as meaningful today as the day it was written.(Report)Reply
The first paragraph of this poem so aptly describes our wonderful President, Donald Trump. Almost like the bible verse, " Before you were born I knew you."(Report)Reply
Really John A? ? ? are you kidding! ! ! ! - might I suggest you read this poem through PROPERLY -
Poor Rudyard, he must be turning over in his grave.
Rudyard Kipling's 'IF', instills a sense of positive forthcoming, the likes of which poetry like this, generally does - what sets this apart, however, is that within these verses, Kipling spells out the requisites for a virtuous existence, trimming the fat off it, and concisely putting it on a platter. My English professor, Sanjeev Nanda, had a particular fondness to this poem, he even framed it with glitter tape and put it up in our classroom.(Report)Reply
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Truly if I can concentrate to the teaching I'm receiving from life,
If I can never crumble because I'm facing triers and tribulations,
I believe I will do well in life. This is learnable.(Report)Reply
Ms. Trice, my 5th grade teacher, had our class memorize a poem every week. This has been a part of my arsenal in life since 1970, and here I am pulling it out again.
Sending my love and appreciation through the years.(Report)Reply
I listen, I find profound meaning Wonderful recording To watch his face, priceless TY(Report)Reply