1. A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim. - Robert Baden-Powell

2. A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens. - Robert Baden-Powell

3. A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances
A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances. - Robert Baden-Powell

4. An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual. - Robert Baden-Powell

5. 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. - Robert Baden-Powell

6. Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment
Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment. - Robert Baden-Powell

7. If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk. - Robert Baden-Powell

8. See things from the boy’s point of view. - Robert Baden-Powell

9. Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I’ll show you a poorly uniformed leader. - Robert Baden-Powell

10. The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others. - Robert Baden-Powell

11. The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light. - Robert Baden-Powell

12. The uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country. - Robert Baden-Powell

13. To get a hold on boys you must be their friend. - Robert Baden-Powell

14. Trust should be the basis for all our moral training
Trust should be the basis for all our moral training. - Robert Baden-Powell

15. We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it. - Robert Baden-Powell

16. When you want a thing done, ‘Don’t do it yourself’ is a good motto for Scoutmasters. - Robert Baden-Powell

17. The sport in Scouting is to find the good in every boy and develop it
The sport in Scouting is to find the good in every boy and develop it. - Robert Baden-Powell

18. Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster’s own personal example. - Robert Baden-Powell

19. The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond. - Robert Baden-Powell

20. It should be the thing never to mention unfairness of judging when defeated in a contest. - Robert Baden-Powell

21. The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself
The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself. - Robert Baden-Powell

22. 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 - Robert Baden-Powell

23. There is no teaching to compare with example. - Robert Baden-Powell

24. We do not want to make Scout training too soft. - Robert Baden-Powell

25. The Good Turn will educate the boy out of the groove of selfishness
The Good Turn will educate the boy out of the groove of selfishness. - Robert Baden-Powell

26. Loyalty is a feature in a boy’s character that inspires boundless hope
Loyalty is a feature in a boy’s character that inspires boundless hope. - Robert Baden-Powell

27. The boy is not governed by don’t, but is led by do
The boy is not governed by don’t, but is led by do. - Robert Baden-Powell

28. The object of the patrol method is not so much saving the Scoutmaster trouble as to give responsibility to the boy. - Robert Baden-Powell

29. The most important object in Boy Scout training is to educate, not instruct. - Robert Baden-Powell

30. Scoutmasters need the capacity to enjoy the out-of-doors
Scoutmasters need the capacity to enjoy the out-of-doors. - Robert Baden-Powell

31. A boy is naturally full of humor. - Robert Baden-Powell

32. The Scoutmaster guides the boy in the spirit of an older brother
The Scoutmaster guides the boy in the spirit of an older brother. - Robert Baden-Powell

33. In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed. - Robert Baden-Powell