Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs.

What it means

Panic spreads, and so does blame. Kipling's first test of character is staying calm while others lose control. Be the steady one in the room.

The source

"Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs." Rudyard Kipling said it in If— (Rewards and Fairies, 1910). Written in English: Rewards and Fairies, 1910.

"If you can keep your head when all about you / Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;"

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 "Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs." mean?

Panic spreads, and so does blame. Kipling's first test of character is staying calm while others lose control. Be the steady one in the room.

Who said "Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs."?

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

What is the original wording?

If you can keep your head when all about you / Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; (Original English (Rewards and Fairies, 1910)). Written in English: Rewards and Fairies, 1910.

Is "Keep your head when all about you are losing theirs." on a shirt?

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