Invictus (meaning “unvanquished” in Latin) by William Ernest Henley (1849–1903)
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.
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.
27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
“A fool may be known by six things: anger without cause, speech without profit, change without progress, inquiry without object, putting trust in a stranger and mistaking foes for friends.” ______________ An Arabian Proverb.
“The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it but in the end, there it is” – Sir Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of Great Britain (1940-1945 and 1951-1955).
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. ‘Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns’ he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.