Robert Falcon Scott Quotes & Sayings

“Hunger and fear are the only realities in dog life: an empty stomach makes a fierce dog.”

“We are weak, writing is difficult, but for my own sake I do not regret this journey, which has shown that Englishmen can endure hardships, help one another, and meet death with as great a fortitude as ever in the past.”

“Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale.”

“I can imagine few things more trying to the patience than the long wasted days of waiting.”

“I may not have proved a great explorer, but we have done the greatest march ever made and come very near to great success.”

“Every day some new fact comes to light - some new obstacle which threatens the gravest obstruction. I suppose this is the reason which makes the game so well worth playing.”

“We are very near the end, but have not and will not lose our good cheer.”

“As one looks across the barren stretches of the pack, it is sometimes difficult to realise what teeming life exists immediately beneath its surface.”

“Slowly but surely the sea is freezing over.”

“We are showing that Englishmen can still die with a bold spirit, fighting it out to the end.”