Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.

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.

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

The patrol system leads each boy to see that he has some individual responsibility for the good of his patrol.

The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.

When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.

Mind you, I have had in my sojourn on earth as good a time of it as any man, so I can speak with some knowledge. A writer in the Manchester Guardian who is unknown to me lately described me as "the richest man in the world." That sounds a pretty big order, but when I come to think it out I believe he is not far wrong. A rich man is not necessarily a man with a whole pot of money but a man who is really happy. And I am that.