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
wisdom responsibility giving
The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.
taken unexpected surprise
A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens.
circumstances scouting cub-scout
A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.
life biographies suggestions
Almost any biography will have its useful suggestions for making life a success, but none better or more unfailing than the biography of Christ.
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.
wisdom winning helping
O God, help me to win, but in thy wisdom if thou willest me not to win, then O God, make me a good loser.
wisdom character responsibility
An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.
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.
wisdom boys hygiene
Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example.
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.
wisdom done want
When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.
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.