Inspirational Quotes

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Where these lines come from

True “I am the master of my fate, the captain of my soul.” The closing lines of W. E. Henley’s poem “Invictus”, dated 1875: “I am the master of my fate: / I am the captain of my soul.” Text

True “Fortune favours the bold.” Virgil, Aeneid 10.284, audentis Fortuna iuvat, “Fortune helps the daring”, spoken by Turnus. The proverb is older: Terence has fortis fortuna adiuvat in Phormio (161 BC). Aeneid 10 · Phormio

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