Top 65 Quotes by Robert Baden-Powell

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.

Scouting is nothing less than applied Christianity.

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

One of the finest statesmen of the present time is also a first-class scout, and that is Mr. Roosevelt, the late President of the United States of America.

To get a hold on boys you must be their friend.

No one can pass through life, any more than he can pass through a bit of country, without leaving tracks behind, and those tracks may often be helpful to those coming after him in finding their way.

Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.

The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself.

All Scouts should know about St. George. St. George is the Patron Saint of England; he is also the Patron Saint of cavalry in all countries, and therefore Patron Saint of Scouts.