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• We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.
• Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to…
• If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.
• Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.
• The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.
• A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens.
• Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example.
• A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.
• Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader.
• Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.
• The uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country.
• When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.

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