Robert Baden Powell Inspirational Quotes (33)

A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

Young men, of course, don't want to be guided by old back numbers, but at the same time I know that in my own case I gained a lot by studying the characters of the chiefs under whom I served from time to time. Lord Wolseley, for instance, said: Use your common sense rather than book instructions.

Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.

In a difficult situation one never-failing guide is to ask yourself: What would Christ have done? Then do it-as nearly as you can.

It is risky to order a boy not to do something it immediately opens to him the adventure of doing it.

I have often urged my young friends, when faced with an adversary, to play polo with him i.e., not to go at him bald-headed but to ride side by side with him and gradually edge him off your track. Never lose your temper with him. If you are in the right there is no need to, if you are in the wrong you can't afford to.

Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example.

In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed.

The secret of getting successful work out of your trained men lies in one nutshell—in the clearness of the instructions they receive.