"I thank whatever gods may be For my…" — William Ernest Henley

"I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul."

— William Ernest Henley

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31 Quotes by William Ernest Henley

William Ernest Henley has 31 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Pointed criticism, if accurate, often gives the artist an inner sense of relief. The criticism that damages is that which…
Men may scoff, and men may pray, But they pay Every pleasure with a pain.
Madam Life's a piece in bloom Death goes dogging everywhere: she's the tenant of the room, he's the ruffian on…
So be my passing! My task accomplished and the long day done, My wages taken, and in my heart Some…
Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Were I so tall as to reach the pole or grasp the ocean at a span, I must be measured…
Night with her train of stars And her great gift of sleep.
A late lark twitters from the quiet skies.
Into the winter's gray delight, Into the summer's golden dream, Holy and high and impartial, Death, the mother of Life,…
And lo, the Hospital, gray, quiet, old, Where life and death like friendly chafferers meet.
Behold me waiting—waiting for the knife.... The thick, sweet mystery of chloroform, The drunken dark, the little death-in-life.... [F]ace to…
[T]hey stretch you on a table. Then they bid you close your eyelids, And they mask you with a napkin,…

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More Atheism Quotes

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A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from… — Aristotle
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat of Atheism. — Mary Astell
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — Francis Bacon
Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God. — Francis Bacon
I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal… — Francis Bacon
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased… — Francis Bacon
You can educate yourself right out of a relationship with God. — Tammy Faye Bakker
People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery,… — Mikhail Bakunin
Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the… — Douglas Adams
Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves. — Brigitte Bardot
Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination. — Edward Abbey

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