"A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens." |
"A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances." |
"The boy is not governed by don't ,but is led by do." |
"Trust should be the basis for all our moral training." |
"There is no teaching to compare with example." |
"It should be the thing never to mention unfairness of judging when defeated in a contest." |
"The most important object in Boy Scout training is to educate, not instruct." |
"O God, help me to win, but in thy wisdom if thou willest me not to win, then O God, make me a good loser." |
"The sport in Scouting is to find the good in every boy and develop it." |
"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 or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise." |
"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 or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise." |
"The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself." |
"An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual." |
"To get a hold on boys you must be their friend." |
"Scoutmasters need the capacity to enjoy the out-of-doors." |
"The uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country." |
"The object of the patrol method is not so much having the Scoutmaster trouble as to give responsibility to the boy." |
"In all of this, it is the spirit that matters. Our Scout law and Promise, when we really put them into practice, take away all occasion for wars and strife among nations." |
"When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters." |
"The Scoutmaster guides the boy in the spirit of another brother." |
"Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example." |
"The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light." |
"If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk." |
"The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others." |
"Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment." |
"We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it." |
"A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim." |
"The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond." |
"Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader." |
"See things from the boy's point of view." |
