A man carries out suggestions the more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.

An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.

We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.

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.

In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed.

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

Leave this world a little better than you found it.