Some quotes from Baden Powell

• "A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens."
• "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."
• "Put forth your best. In every path of life"
• "Scoutmasters deal with individuals boys rather than the mass"
• "It's the spirit within not the veneer without that makes a man"
• "A fisherman does not bait his hook with food he likes, He uses food the fish likes, so with boys"
• "There is no teaching to compare with example"
• "Loyalty is a feature in a bots character that inspires boundless hope"
• "Scouting is a man's job cut down to a boy's size"
• "Scouting is a game for boys under the leadership of boys under direction of a man"
• "In Scouting a boy is encouraged to himself instead of being instructed"
• "Success in training the boy depends largely on the scoutmasters own personal example"