123 Quotes by Robert Baden-Powell

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.

A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens.

Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader.

If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.

An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.

Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.

A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light.

We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.