{"id":102,"date":"2025-08-03T12:10:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T17:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veritasnexus.net\/wordpress1\/?p=102"},"modified":"2025-08-03T12:10:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T17:10:05","slug":"if","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veritasnexus.net\/wordpress1\/2025\/08\/03\/if\/","title":{"rendered":"IF &#8212;-"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IF<\/strong> you can keep your head when all about you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But make allowance for their doubting too;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or being lied about, don&#8217;t deal in lies,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or being hated don&#8217;t give way to hating,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And yet don&#8217;t look too good, nor talk too wise:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IF you can dream &#8212; 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