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

Young men, of course, don't want to be guided by old back numbers, but at the same time I know that in my own case I gained a lot by studying the characters of the chiefs under whom I served from time to time. Lord Wolseley, for instance, said: "Use your common sense rather than book instructions."

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

Football is a grand game for developing a lad physically and also morally, for he learns to play with good temper and unselfishness, to play in his place, and to play the game, and these are the best of training for any game of life.

The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself.

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.

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