The secret of getting successful work out of your trained men lies in one nutshell—in the clearness of the instructions they receive.

Try to leave this world a little better than you found it and, when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best

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

I have often urged my young friends, when faced with an adversary, to "play polo" with him; i.e., not to go at him bald-headed but to ride side by side with him and gradually edge him off your track. Never lose your temper with him. If you are in the right there is no need to, if you are in the wrong you can't afford to.

A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

See things from the boy's point of view.

A thing that many young fellows don't seem to realism at first is that success depends on oneself and not on a kindly fate, nor on the interest of powerful friends.