Robert Falcon Scott - Scott's Last Expedition

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

Robert Falcon Scott

It was blowing a blizzard. He [Capt. Lawrence E. G. Oates] said, "I am just going outside and may be some time." He went out into the blizzard and we have not seen him since.

Robert Falcon Scott

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

Robert Falcon Scott

Of the South Pole:

Great God! this is an awful place and terrible enough for us to have labored to it without the reward of priority.

Robert Falcon Scott