Comments on: Manvotional #5: “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley

By: Armstrong

Armstrong — Tue, 18 May 2010 04:37:09 +0000

I am truly a proud Scot and this poem is inspirational. I also have “Invictus Maneo” tattoed on my foot, the Armstrong Motto, reminding me each day that I am the master of my fate and the captain of my soul.

By: Janelle

Janelle — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:46:05 +0000

This is my all time favorite poem. Loved enough to get the last two lines tattooed on my forearm…….My words to live by.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:40:03 +0000

I had to learn this poem for my senior British lit class and thought it was amazing I have kept it with me over the years and it will stay with me for years to come some poems you forget after you say it for your grade but this is definitly not one of those poems

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:59:48 +0000

It would appear that many readers here have willfully disregarded Mr. Henley’s third line. This poem seeks to harbor all denominations and remind us all of our inconquerable soul. I have this in my office along with Kipling’s “If” and Picasso’s sketch of Don Quixote. Mighty is the pen.

By: Rhys

Rhys — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:46:34 +0000

this is a great poem. I think most of you miss the background though.

Invictus Maneo is latin for “I remain unconquered/unvanquished”.

which is the standard Armstrong crest motto.

the above picture is a derivative of that crest. google Invictus Maneo, or the Armstrong clan.