Hold on when there is nothing in you but the will.

What it means

When heart, nerve and muscle are spent, the will can still say hold on. Endurance is the last thing left and often the thing that decides it. Hang on one more round.

The source

"Hold on when there is nothing in you but the will." Rudyard Kipling said it in If— (Rewards and Fairies, 1910). Written in English: Rewards and Fairies, 1910.

"And so hold on when there is nothing in you / Except the Will which says to them"

Original English (Rewards and Fairies, 1910), If— (Rewards and Fairies, 1910). Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936). English writer born in Bombay, author of The Jungle Book and the poem If—, first printed in Rewards and Fairies (1910).

Questions

What does "Hold on when there is nothing in you but the will." mean?

When heart, nerve and muscle are spent, the will can still say hold on. Endurance is the last thing left and often the thing that decides it. Hang on one more round.

Who said "Hold on when there is nothing in you but the will."?

Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936). Source: If— (Rewards and Fairies, 1910).

What is the original wording?

And so hold on when there is nothing in you / Except the Will which says to them (Original English (Rewards and Fairies, 1910)). Written in English: Rewards and Fairies, 1910.

Is "Hold on when there is nothing in you but the will." on a shirt?

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