Young men, of course, don't want to be guided by old back numbers, but at the same time I know that in… — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
A good boxing competition gives one the sight of fine men in their prime, trained to the ounce, showing the highest skill,… — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
"Softly, softly, catchee monkey," is the West African rendering of a very valuable precept. An awful lot of men fail through lack… — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
Possibly the best suggestion in condensed form, as to how to live, was given by my old Headmaster, Dr. Haig Brown, in… — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
The Scoutmaster guides the boy in the spirit of an older brother... He has simply to be a boy-man, that is: (1)… — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
It is often useful, if an enemy happens to see you, to pretend that you have not seen him. Or it may… — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
If a man cannot make his point to keen boys in ten minutes, he ought to be shot! — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
The secret of getting successful work out of your trained men lies in one nutshell—in the clearness of the instructions they receive. — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
It always seems to me so odd that when a man dies, he takes out with him all the knowledge that he has got… — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
The method of instruction in Scouting is that of creating in the boy the desire to learn for himself. — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment. — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
If you are in the country, you should notice landmarks - that is, objects which help you to find your way or prevent you… — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
Young men, of course, don't want to be guided by old back numbers, but at the same time I know that in my own… — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
No man is much good unless he believes in God and obeys His laws. — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
In assisting his 'neighbour' every day to the best of his ability, and keeping truth, honesty, and kindness perpetually before him, the Boy Scout,… — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
I believe that God put us in this jolly world to be happy and enjoy life. — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
Happiness doesn't come from being rich, nor merely from being successful in your career, nor by self-indulgence. One step towards happiness is to make… — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
Juvenile crime is not naturally born in the boy, but is largely due either to the spirit of adventure that is in him, to… — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
Commemorative stone in the floor of the Chapel of St. George in Westminster Abbey, London, dedicated in 1947: TO THE MEMORY OF ROBERT Baden-Powell… — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
One aim of the Boy Scouts scheme is to revive amongst us, if possible, some of the rules of the knights of old. — Robert Baden-Powell Copy Share Image
