Robert Baden-Powell

The method of instruction in Scouting is that of creating in the boy the desire to learn for himself.

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

A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.

Live Below the Line raises real money to help the world's poorest people, but it is also a symbolic demonstration aimed at highlighting - not replicating - the plight of the world's poor.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.