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Invictus. By William Ernest Henley. Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be. For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance. I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance.
This famous quote, “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul” appears at the end of one of the best poems of the Victorian era, ‘Invictus’ by William Ernest Henley. This motivational poem talks about a person’s battle with mental and physical impediments.
It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.
Napoleon states, "Zach chose to be the master of his fate" referencing the line "I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul" by Henley. In episode 22, season 5 of 30 Rock , “Everything Sunny All the Time Always”, Jack Donaghy quotes the last two lines of the poem in to Liz Lemon.
My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find, me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.
1 Out of the night that covers me, 2 Black as the pit from pole to pole, 3 I thank whatever gods may be. 4 For my unconquerable soul. 5 In the fell clutch of circumstance. 6 I have not winced nor cried aloud. 7 Under the bludgeonings of chance. 8 My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried...
