The secret of sound education is to get each pupil to learn for himself, instead of instructing him by driving knowledge into him on a stereotyped system.

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

"Be Prepared." "Be prepared for what?" "Why, for any old thing."

O God, help me to win, but in thy wisdom if thou willest me not to win, then O God, make me a good loser.

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

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

Your natural inclination is to preach and to warn other travellers of snags in the path, but isn't it better to signal to them some of the joys by the way which they might otherwise miss?