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

The Scoutmaster guides the boy in the spirit of an older brother... He has simply to be a boy-man, that is: (1) He must have the boy spirit in him: and must be able to place himself in the right plane with his boys as a first step. (2) He must realise the needs, outlooks and desires of the different ages of boy life. (3) He must deal with the individual boy rather than with the mass. (4) He then needs to promote a corporate spirit among his individuals to gain the best results.

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

If a man cannot make his point to keen boys in ten minutes, he ought to be shot!

Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader.

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.

Always do I recall the parting words uttered by my old governor: "My boy, never . . ." I won't set 'em down. I disregarded them fool-like and paid, and paid; had I a son I'd hand 'em on and ram 'em home. What fools we be when young. We fancy we be wise, forgetting that the old boys have graduated in the 'varsity of the world, the greatest 'varsity of all, and each day we should learn from they.