It is risky to order a boy not to do something; it immediately opens to him the adventure of doing it. Robert Baden-Powell More Quotes by Robert Baden-Powell More Quotes From Robert Baden-Powell Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader. Robert Baden-Powell scoutingwisdomleadership The Scoutmaster guides the boy in the spirit of an older brother... He has simply to be a boy-man, that is: (1) He must have the boy spirit in him: and must be able to place himself in the right plane with his boys as a first step. (2) He must realise the needs, outlooks and desires of the different ages of boy life. (3) He must deal with the individual boy rather than with the mass. (4) He then needs to promote a corporate spirit among his individuals to gain the best results. Robert Baden-Powell brothermenboys If a man cannot make his point to keen boys in ten minutes, he ought to be shot! Robert Baden-Powell minutesmenboys Mind you, I have had in my sojourn on earth as good a time of it as any man, so I can speak with some knowledge. A writer in the Manchester Guardian who is unknown to me lately described me as "the richest man in the world." That sounds a pretty big order, but when I come to think it out I believe he is not far wrong. A rich man is not necessarily a man with a whole pot of money but a man who is really happy. And I am that. Robert Baden-Powell timemenbelieve It is the Patrol System that makes the Troop, and all Scouting for that matter, a real co-operative matter. Robert Baden-Powell scoutingrealmatter See things from the boy's point of view. Robert Baden-Powell wisdomviewsboys Loyalty is a feature in a boy's character that inspires boundless hope. Robert Baden-Powell loyaltywisdomcharacter The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself. Robert Baden-Powell wisdomgamesboys As Sir Henry Newbolt sums it up: "The real test of success is whether a life has been a happy one and a happy giving one." Robert Baden-Powell realsuccesslife To get hold of your boys you must be their friend. Robert Baden-Powell holding-onwisdomboys 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." Robert Baden-Powell timecharacterbook After forming a cadet corps of boys for assisting as noncombatants during a military campaign in 1900: We then made the discovery that boys, when trusted and relied on, were just as capable and reliable as men. Robert Baden-Powell militarymenboys The secret of getting successful work out of your trained men lies in one nutshell—in the clearness of the instructions they receive. Robert Baden-Powell successfulmenlying It is called in our schools 'beastliness', and this is about the best name for it... should it become a habit it quickly destroys both health and spirits; he becomes feeble in body and mind, and often ends in a lunatic asylum. Robert Baden-Powell namesmindschool A man carries out suggestions the more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim. Robert Baden-Powell suggestionswisdomboys 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. Robert Baden-Powell gamesplayfootball Possibly the best suggestion in condensed form, as to how to live, was given by my old Headmaster, Dr. Haig Brown, in 1904, when he wrote his Recipe for Old Age. A diet moderate and spare, Freedom from base financial care, Abundant work and little leisure, A love of duty more than pleasure, An even and contented mind In charity with all mankind, Some thoughts too sacred for display In the broad light of common day, A peaceful home, a loving wife, Children, who are a crown of life; These lengthen out the years of man Beyond the Psalmist's narrow span. Robert Baden-Powell peacelifechildren Varied are the ideas of what constitutes "success," e.g. money, position, power, achievement, honours, and the like. But these are not open to every man-nor do they bring what is real success, namely, happiness. Robert Baden-Powell moneyrealhappiness "Softly, softly, catchee monkey," is the West African rendering of a very valuable precept. An awful lot of men fail through lack of patient persistence. Robert Baden-Powell monkeyspersistencemen Commemorative stone in the floor of the Chapel of St. George in Westminster Abbey, London, dedicated in 1947: TO THE MEMORY OF ROBERT Baden-Powell CHIEF SCOUT OF THE WORLD 1857-1941 Upon one side of the stone was the badge of the Boy Scouts, the arrow-head to point the true way as it had pointed the way for sailors and navigators from the time of the earliest maps; and on the other the badge of the Girl Guides-the three-leafed clover. Robert Baden-Powell girltimememories
