The most important object in Boy Scout training is to educate, not instruct.
—Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.
—Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light.
—Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.
—Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
Topics: Listening
The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.
—Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
Loyalty is a feature in a boy’s character that inspires boundless hope.
—Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
Topics: Loyalty
There is no teaching to compare with example.
—Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
Topics: Teaching, One liners
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