Optimism Is The True Moral Courage

I Thought You'd Rather Have A Live Donkey Than A Dead Lion.

After The Conquest Of The South Pole By Amundsen Who, By A Narrow Margin Of Days Only, Was In Advance Of The British Expedition Under Scott, There Remained But One Great Main Object Of Antarctic Journeying - The Crossing Of The South Polar Continent From Sea To Sea

Loneliness Is The Penalty Of Leadership, But The Man Who Has To Make The Decisions Is Assisted Greatly If He Feels That There Is No Uncertainty In The Minds Of Those Who Follow Him, And That His Orders Will Be Carried Out Confidently And In The Expectation Of Success.

Men Wanted For Dangerous Expedition: Low Wages For Long Hours Of Arduous Labour Under Brutal Conditions; Months Of Continual Darkness And Extreme Cold; Great Risk To Life And Limb From Disease, Accidents And Other Hazards; Small Chance Of Fame In Case Of Success.

Difficulties Are Just Things To Overcome After All.