BILLY'S Words of Wisdom

BILLY'S Words of Wisdom

William Rakow William Rakow

William Rakow

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Published Jul 30, 2018
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The 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela this month, reminded me of the last verse of William Henley's wonderful poem Invictus - it was Nelson Mandela's favourite poem:

"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."

"History will be kind to me because I intend to write it," said Winston Churchill.

You see, it doesn't matter whether your glass is half empty or half full, so long as you are the one pouring the water.

 

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