Invictus, meaning "unconquerable" in Latin, is a well-known poem from the late nineteenth century by William Ernest Henley. The poem was written while the English poet was in the hospital being treated for Pott's disease (tuberculosis of the bone). Since he was very young, he had had the disease, and his foot had been amputated before he wrote the poem. This poem is about strength in the face of death and holding on to one's dignity despite the indignities life places before us.
As Henley urges, let us not hide from our fears. Let us not hide in the face of adversity.
Let us be the 'masters of our fate' and the 'captains of our soul'.
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