Robert Baden-Powell Quotes

» A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens.

» Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise.

» Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.

» The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.

» A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

» The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.

» A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.

» If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.

» The uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country.

» An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.

» Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example.

» To get a hold on boys you must be their friend.

» We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.

» Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader.

» The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself.

» The Scoutmaster guides the boy in the spirit of another brother.

» The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light.

» See things from the boy's point of view.

» Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.

» When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.

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