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Famous Robert Baden-Powell Quotes
“If a man cannot make his point to keen boys in ten minutes, he ought to be shot!”
“We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.”
“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.”
“When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.”
“An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.”
“See things from the boy's point of view.”
“A man carries out suggestions the more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.”
“The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.”
“The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself.”
“Look wide, and even when you think you are looking wide - look wider still.”
“Loyalty is a feature in a boy's character that inspires boundless hope.”