Optimism Is True Moral Courage.

Optimism Is True Moral Courage.

The Noise Resembles The Roar Of Heavy, Distant Surf. Standing On The Stirring Ice One Can Imagine It Is Disturbed By The Breathing And Tossing Of A Mighty Giant Below.

Life To Me Is The Greatest Of All Games. The Danger Lies In Treating It As A Trivial Game, A Game To Be Taken Lightly, And A Game In Which The Rules Don't Matter Much. The Rules Matter A Great Deal. The Game Has To Be Played Fairly Or It Is No Game At All. And Even To Win The Game Is Not The Chief End. The Chief End Is To Win It Honorably And Splendidly.

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.

Now My Eyes Are Turned From The South To The North, And I Want To Lead One More Expedition. This Will Be The Last... To The North Pole.