“Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example.”
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Famous Robert Baden-Powell Quotes
“Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader.”
“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.”
Source: Playing the Game: A Baden-Powell Compendium
“See things from the boy's point of view.”
Source: Playing the Game: A Baden-Powell Compendium
“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.”
“Loyalty is a feature in a boy's character that inspires boundless hope.”
“A week of camp life is worth six months of theoretical teaching in the meeting room.”
“In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed.”