Robert Falcon Scott Quotations

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

But we have been to the Pole and we shall die like gentlemen. I regret only for the women we leave behind.

I fear we have shot our bolt - but we have been to Pole and done the longest journey on record.

To wait idly is the worst of conditions.

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

But take comfort in that I die at peace with the world and myself - not afraid.

The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment.

We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course and the end cannot be far. It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. For God's sake, look after our people.

Each man in his way is a treasure.

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.

Certainly dog driving is the most terrible work one has to face in this sort of business.

But if we have been willing to give our lives to this enterprise, which is for the honour of our country, I appeal to our countrymen to see that those who depend on us are properly cared for.

The dog is almost human in its demand for living interest, yet fatally less than human in its inability to foresee.

The events of the day's march are now becoming so dreary and dispiriting that one longs to forget them when we camp; it is an effort even to record them in a diary.

Winners are born, Champions are made.

With great care we might have a dog's chance, but no more.

Keep engaged in the all new popular and fancy, positive side of things!

I have come to the conclusion that life in the Antarctic Regions can be very pleasant.

Jurors realize that instead of having to make that terrible decision (voting for the death penalty), they can vote to put someone in prison and ensure that defendant is no longer a harm to society. It makes it easier for them to return a verdict of life without the possibility of parole.

It is better that the law should be certain than that every judge should speculate upon improvements in it.

Don't let the workings of adversity totally absorb your life. Try to understand what you can. Act where you are able; then let the matter rest with the Lord for a period while you give to others in worthy ways before you take on appropriate concern again.

I have huge questions about Vision Appraisal - you bet I do. I'm very worried about what happens when we hand over our destiny to an outside company.

It seems a pity, but I do not think that I can write more. For God's sake look after our people.

Great God! This is an awful place.

Make the boy interested in natural history if you can; it is better than games; they encourage it in some schools.

I do no think human beings ever came through such a month as we have…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.

We took risks. We knew we took them. Things have come out against us. We have no cause for complaint.

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, but surely, a great rich country like ours will see that those who are dependent on us are properly provided for.