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" When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters. "
Robert Baden-Powell
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" It always seems to me so odd that when a man dies, he takes out with him all the knowledge that he has got in his lifetime whilst sowing his wild oats or winning successes. And he leaves his sons or younger brothers to go through all the work of learning it over again from their own experience. "
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" I believe that God put us in this jolly world to be happy and enjoy life. "
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" The knowledge that we have brother scouts working in the same uniform, to the same ends, in the same way, in all corners of the Empire, cannot but make scouts proud of their brotherhood, and cannot fail to bring them into closer sympathy. "
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" A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens. "
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" Life would pall if it were all sugar; salt is bitter if taken by itself; but when tasted as part of the dish, it savours the meat. Difficulties are the salt of life. "
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" The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light. "
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" A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim. "
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" Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment. "
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" Football in itself 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 'play the game,' and these are the best of training for any game of life. "
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" 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. "
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" Giving responsibility is the key to success with boys, especially with the rowdiest and most difficult boys. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" The Scoutmaster who is a hero to his boys holds a powerful lever to their development but at the same time brings a great responsibility on himself. They are quick enough to see the smallest characteristic about him, whether it be a virtue or a vice. "
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" Happiness doesn't come from being rich, nor merely from being successful in your career, nor by self-indulgence. One step towards happiness is to make yourself healthy and strong while you are a boy so that you can be useful and so you can enjoy life when you are a man. "
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" Development of outlook naturally begins with a respect for God... Reverence to God and reverence for one's neighbor and reverence for oneself as a servant of God. "
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" The uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country. "
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