Short Quotes - Author Robert Baden-Powell Showing 1 - 19 of 19 Add Quote The uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country. Robert Baden-Powell Brotherhood Upvote0 An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual. Robert Baden-Powell Character Upvote0 If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk. Robert Baden-Powell Gain Upvote0 Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader. Robert Baden-Powell Leader Upvote0 See things from the boy's point of view. Robert Baden-Powell Upvote0 Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example. Robert Baden-Powell Success Upvote0 The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others. Robert Baden-Powell Happiness Upvote0 The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond. Robert Baden-Powell Leaders Upvote0 To get a hold on boys you must be their friend. Robert Baden-Powell Friend Upvote0 The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light. Robert Baden-Powell Light Upvote0 Trust should be the basis for all our moral training. Robert Baden-Powell Trust Upvote0 We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it. Robert Baden-Powell Duty Upvote0 When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters. Robert Baden-Powell Want Upvote0 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. Robert Baden-Powell Accident Upvote0 Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment. Robert Baden-Powell Habits Upvote0 A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim. Robert Baden-Powell Upvote0 A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens. Robert Baden-Powell Upvote0 The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself. Robert Baden-Powell Boys Upvote0 A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances. Robert Baden-Powell Circumstances Upvote0