“If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard.”

“ i had a dream when i was 22 that someday i would go to the region of ice and snow and go on and on till i came to one of the poles of the earth”

“We had seen God in His splendors, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man.”

“Men Wanted: For hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.”

“Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results.”

“Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all.”

“A man must shape himself to a new mark directly the old one goes to ground.”