"Be Prepared." "Be prepared for what?" "Why, for any old thing."

See things from the boy's point of view.

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

Your natural inclination is to preach and to warn other travellers of snags in the path, but isn't it better to signal to them some of the joys by the way which they might otherwise miss?

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

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

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.