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.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker lists qualities to maintain composure and integrity when others lose control.
- In plain terms
- Stay calm and honest when others panic or blame you.
- What can you take from it?
- Keep your head and integrity when others lose theirs.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you stay calm?
- What is integrity under pressure?
Another view
Staying calm is not always possible in every situation.
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