Robert Falcon Scott

"We arrived within 11 miles of our old One Ton Camp with fuel for one hot meal and food for two days. For four days we have been unable to leave the tent - the gale howling about us. We are weak, writi…"

"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 m…"

"The Beardmore Glacier is not difficult in fine weather, but on our return we did not get a single completely fine day; this with a sick companion enormously increased our anxieties."

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

"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 - Plaque on the Scott Statue, Christc…"

"Should this be found I want these facts recorded. Oates’ last thoughts were of his Mother, but immediately before he took pride in thinking that his regiment would be pleased with the bold way in whic…"

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

"I have done this to show what an Englishman can do."