Robert Baden-Powell
Robert Baden-Powell
Lieutenant General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM GCMG GCVO KCB DL, also known as B-P or Lord Baden-Powell, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder of the Scout Movement and first Chief Scout of The Boy Scouts Association...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth22 February 1857
Robert Baden-Powell quotes about
secret sound driving
The secret of sound education is to get each pupil to learn for himself, instead of instructing him by driving knowledge into him on a stereotyped system.
failure difficult-situations done
In a difficult situation one never-failing guide is to ask yourself: "What would Christ have done?" Then do it-as nearly as you can.
friendship powerful fate
A thing that many young fellows don't seem to realism at first is that success depends on oneself and not on a kindly fate, nor on the interest of powerful friends.
loyalty character boys
Loyalty is a feature in a boy's character that inspires boundless hope.
punishment government done
Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.
selfish community desire
Yet one more item is needed to complete success, and that is the rendering of service to others in the community. Without this the mere satisfaction of selfish desire does not reach the top notch.
fundraising old-things be-prepared
"Be Prepared." "Be prepared for what?" "Why, for any old thing."
trust training moral
Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.
military boys men
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.
friendship young-friends play
I have often urged my young friends, when faced with an adversary, to "play polo" with him; i.e., not to go at him bald-headed but to ride side by side with him and gradually edge him off your track. Never lose your temper with him. If you are in the right there is no need to, if you are in the wrong you can't afford to.
leadership wisdom show-me
Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader.
sunday day-of-rest loafing
Sunday is a day of rest. Loafing is not rest.
time book character
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."
boys holding-on
To get a hold on boys you must be their friend.