Scouting Quotes
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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.
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Teach Scouts not how to get a living, but how to live.
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Scouting is not an abstruse or difficult science: rather it is a jolly game if you take it in the right light. In the same time it is educative, and (like Mercy) it is apt to benefit him that giveth as well as him that receives.
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See things from the boy's point of view.
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To get hold of your boys you must be their friend.
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It is risky to order a boy not to do something; it immediately opens to him the adventure of doing it.
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In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed.
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I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government.
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It is the Patrol System that makes the Troop, and all Scouting for that matter, a real co-operative matter.
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When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.
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The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.
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The boy is not governed by don't, but is led by do.
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A man carries out suggestions the more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.
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Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example.
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The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.
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While we still have some reservations about individual units discriminating against gay adults, we couldn't be more excited about the future of Scouting.
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Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader.
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Scouting exposes young men to people and experiences that encourage and nurture positive moral values. But we mustn't take Scouting for granted. You can do nothing more important for young people today than to continue, or begin, your support of Scouting. I have never met anyone with devoted Scouting experience who was not a solid citizen, a loyal friend, and a patriot. We need more of them.
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Scouting is a Game with a Purpose
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Scouting ought to be about building character, not about sex. Period. Precious few parents enroll their boys in the Scouts to get a crash course in sexual orientation.
