All Robert Baden-Powell Quotes
- We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it. Always Fail
- 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
- If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk. Gain
- Trust should be the basis for all our moral training. All
- The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others. Happiness
- A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens. Anything Unexpected
- Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example. Boy
- A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances. All
- Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader. Leader
- Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment. Bad
- The uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country. Adopted
- When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters. Good
- An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual. Character
- See things from the boy's point of view. Boy
- A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim. Aim
- The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond. Gives
- The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself. Boy
- Make good scouts of yourselves, become good rifle shots so that if it becomes necessary that you defend your families and your country that you… Become Good
- Yet one more item is needed to complete success, and that is the rendering of service to others in the community. Without this the mere… Community
- Football is a grand game for developing a lad physically and also morally, for he learns to play with good temper and unselfishness, to play… Any
- It is called in our schools 'beastliness', and this is about the best name for it... should it become a habit it quickly destroys both… Asylum
- Happiness is open to all, since, when you boil it down, it merely consists of contentment with what you have got and doing what you… All
- Loyalty is a feature in a boy's character that inspires boundless hope. Boundless
- Mind you, I have had in my sojourn on earth as good a time of it as any man, so I can speak with some… Any
- A thing that many young fellows don't seem to realism at first is that success depends on oneself and not on a kindly fate, nor… Depends