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Robert Falcon Scott (June 6, 1868 - March 29, 1912) was a renowned British explorer. He is best known for leading the 1910-1912 British Antarctic Expedition, which aimed to be the first to reach the South Pole. Unfortunately, they arrived a month later than Roald Amundsen's team and all members perished on the return journey due to extreme weather conditions.

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Famous Robert Falcon Scott Quotes

“Certainly dog driving is the most terrible work one has to face in this sort of business.”

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“Hunger and fear are the only realities in dog life: an empty stomach makes a fierce dog.”

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Book:Journals: Captain Scott's Last Expedition

Source: Journals: Captain Scott's Last Expedition

“The dog is almost human in its demand for living interest, yet fatally less than human in its inability to foresee.”

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Book:Journals: Captain Scott's Last Expedition

Source: Journals: Captain Scott's Last Expedition

“The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment.”

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Book:Journals: Captain Scott's Last Expedition

Source: Journals: Captain Scott's Last Expedition

“With great care we might have a dog's chance, but no more.”

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Book:Scott's Last Expedition: Diaries, 26 November 1910 - 29 March 1912

Source: Scott's Last Expedition: Diaries, 26 November 1910 - 29 March 1912