Who said “It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll; I am the…”?

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William Ernest Henley. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Life and Death" (Echoes), IV (1875)

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“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.”
— William Ernest Henley
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Henley, W. E. (n.d.). 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. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/38352-it-matters-not-how-strait-the-gate-how/

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Henley, William Ernest. “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.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/38352-it-matters-not-how-strait-the-gate-how/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Henley, William Ernest. “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.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/38352-it-matters-not-how-strait-the-gate-how/.

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