“We cannot foretell in the multitude of words about us whose words are destined to survive, to rule, to delight, to persuade or accuse those that come after.”

Reflecting on the unpredictable afterlife of words and literature. · Speech, The Handicaps of Letters, 1908

• Future
• Literature
• Words

“The only penalty youth must pay for its enviable privilege is that of listening to people known, alas, to be older and alleged to be wiser.”

A playful observation about the uneasy relationship between youth and age. · Speech, Values in Life, 1907

• Age
• Humour
• Youth

“The men who have borne the extremes of adventure and hardship have to report what they have done in man’s secular battle against Space and Time.”

Elevating exploration into a broader human struggle against the limits of geography and time. · Speech, The Verdict of Equals, 1912

• Adventure
• Courage
• Discovery