Loyalty is a feature in a boy's character that inspires boundless hope.

The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.

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.

Make good scouts of yourselves, become good rifle shots so that if it becomes necessary that you defend your families and your country that you can do it.

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

It is risky to order a boy not to do something; it immediately opens to him the adventure of doing it.

A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.