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" It is often useful, if an enemy happens to see you, to pretend that you have not seen him. Or it may sometimes be useful to pretend that you have other men with you. I did this once in the Boer War when, having crept up a donga to look at a Boer fort, I was seen by the enemy, and they came out to capture me. "

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" Erudition - that is, reading, writing, and arithmetic - is taught in the schools; but where is the more important quality, character, taught? Nowhere in particular. There is no authorized training for children in character. "

Robert Baden-Powell

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" I believe that God put us in this jolly world to be happy and enjoy life. "

" Scouting is nothing less than applied Christianity. "

" The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond. "

Robert Baden-Powell

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" Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example. "

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

" Giving responsibility is the key to success with boys, especially with the rowdiest and most difficult boys. "

" The most successful detectives owe their success to noticing small signs. Scouts are natural detectives and never let the smallest detail escape them. These small things are called by Scouts 'Sign.' "

" The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light. "

" A man who risks his life in shooting big game in order to secure good specimens for natural history collections, or to rid a district of a man-eater or other dangerous neighbor, is a sportsman in the true sense. "

" One of the finest statesmen of the present time is also a first-class scout, and that is Mr. Roosevelt, the late President of the United States of America. "

" Happiness is within the reach of everyone, rich or poor. Yet comparatively few people are happy. I believe the reason for this is that the majority don't recognize happiness even when it is within their grasp. "

" One of the first duties of a Scout is obedience to authority. He must obey his orders in the first place and put his own amusement or desires in the second. "

" 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. "

" The happiest people I know as a nation are the Burmese; their brightness and cheeriness are proverbial. Kindness to animals is one of their greatest 'weaknesses'; no Burmese will kill an animal, even if it is to put it out of pain. "

" All Scouts should know about St. George. St. George is the Patron Saint of England; he is also the Patron Saint of cavalry in all countries, and therefore Patron Saint of Scouts. "

Robert Baden-Powell

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" One thing Britons have always been celebrated for, and that is being able to stick it out in a tight place. "

" Swimming has its educational value - mental, moral, and physical - in giving you a sense of mastery over an element, and of power of saving life, and in the development of wind and limb. "

" If you are in the country, you should notice landmarks - that is, objects which help you to find your way or prevent you getting lost, such as distant hills, church towers, and nearer objects, such as peculiar buildings, trees, gates, rocks, etc. "

" When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters. "

" An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual. "

" The study of Nature brings into a harmonious whole the questions of the Infinite, the Historic, and the Microscopic as part of the Great Creator's work. "

" If you make yourself indispensable to your employer, he is not going to part with you in a hurry no matter what it costs him. "

" True Scouts are the best friends of animals, for from living in the woods and wilds, and practising observation and tracking, they get to know more than other people about the ways and habits of birds and animals, and therefore they understand them and are more in sympathy with them. "

" One of the powerful temptations is that of the cinema palace. The cinema has undoubtedly an enormous attraction for boys, and people are constantly cudgelling their brains how to stop it. But it is one of those things which would be very difficult to stop even if it were altogether desirable. "

" The uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country. "

" The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others. "

" A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances. "

" The best workers, like the happiest livers, look upon their work as a kind of game: the harder they play the more enjoyable it becomes. "

" My belief is that we were put into this world of wonders and beauty with a special ability to appreciate them, in some cases to have the fun of taking a hand in developing them, and also in being able to help other people instead of overreaching them and, through it all, to enjoy life - that is, to be happy. "