Top 4 Quotes by Douglas Mawson

It's dead easy to die; it's the keeping on living that's hard.

Wisdom, Australia, Easy

Douglas Mawson (2010). “The Home of the Blizzard: An Australian Hero's Classic Tale of Antarctic Discovery and Adventure”, p.192, Wakefield Press

In no department can a leader spend time more profitably than in the selection of the men who are to accomplish the work.

Men, Leader, He Man

Douglas Mawson (2010). “The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914”, p.12, Lulu.com

We had discovered an accursed country. We had found the Home of the Blizzard.

Country, Home, Found

Douglas Mawson (2010). “The Home of the Blizzard: An Australian Hero's Classic Tale of Antarctic Discovery and Adventure”, p.88, Wakefield Press

Dangling in space I realised I could always slip out of the harness. I looked forward to the peace of the great release.

Adventure, Space, Harness

Douglas Mawson Quotes