Robert Baden-Powell Quotes

English - Soldier | February 22, 1857 - January 8, 1941

Juvenile crime is not naturally born in the boy, but is largely due either to the spirit of adventure that is in him, to his own stupidity, or to his lack of discipline, according to the nature of the individual.

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

Robert Baden-Powell

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

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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.

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A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

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

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

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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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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.

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Living indoors without fresh air quickly poisons the blood and makes people feel tired and seedy when they don't know why. For myself, I sleep out of doors in winter as well as summer. I only feel tired or seedy when I have been indoors a lot. I only catch cold when I sleep in a room.

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