Robert Baden-powell quotes

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

Truth

If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by …If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.

Inspirational

No one can pass through life, any more than he can pass through a bit of country, without leaving …No one can pass through life, any more than he can pass through a bit of country, without leaving tracks behind, and those tracks may often be helpful to those coming after him in finding their way.

Life

Look wide, beyond your immediate surroundings and limits, and you see things in their right …Look wide, beyond your immediate surroundings and limits, and you see things in their right proportion. Look above the level of things around you and see a higher aim and possibility to your work.

Possibility Perspective

A week of camp life is worth six months of theoretical teaching in the meeting …A week of camp life is worth six months of theoretical teaching in the meeting room.

Wisdom Life

Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking …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.

Thinking

Happiness is not mere pleasure, not the outcome of wealth. It is the result of active work rather …Happiness is not mere pleasure, not the outcome of wealth. It is the result of active work rather than passive enjoyment of pleasure.

Pleasure Positive Attitude Happiness

Girls should be brought up to be comrades and helpers, not to be dolls. They should take a real and …Girls should be brought up to be comrades and helpers, not to be dolls. They should take a real and not a visionary share in the welfare of the nation.

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






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