The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.
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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 uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country.
If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.
We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.
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 Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself.
Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example.
Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.
Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.
The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light.
Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader.
An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.
A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.
When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.
The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.
See things from the boy's point of view.
To get a hold on boys you must be their friend.
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