14 Quotes by Kurt Hahn

Whenever you have to deal with a boy who is a rebel, remember that you must not fail at some time or other to get him to face the question, Are you going to be a fighter or a quarreller?

Without the instinct for adventure, any civilization, however enlightened; any state, however well-ordered, will wilt and wither.

The experience of helping a fellow man in danger, or even of training in a realistic manner to be ready to give this help, tends to change the balance of power in a youth’s inner life with the result that compassion can become the master motive.

The passion of rescue reveals the highest dynamic of the human soul.

The worth of a faith does not consist in the clarity with which it is stated but in the steadfastness with which it is defended.