Robert Falcon Scott Quotes

British - Explorer | June 6, 1868 - March 29, 1912

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

Robert Falcon Scott

DogMomentDayEvenHourLives

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

Robert Falcon Scott

LifeLooksSometimesDifficultPack

Slowly but surely the sea is freezing over.

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SeaOverFreezingSlowlySurely

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

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MyselfPeaceWorldDieComfortTake

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.

Robert Falcon Scott

LightDayGameWorthEvery DayNew

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

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EndFightingDieBoldSpiritOut

Each man in his way is a treasure.

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ManTreasureWayHisEachHis Way

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

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LifeDogFearFierceHungerEmpty

To wait idly is the worst of conditions.

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WaitWorstConditionsIdly

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

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FearJourneyDoneBeenBoltLongest

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.

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HeartCourageEnduranceDeadTell

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

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DogLivingHumanInterestAlmost

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