"The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light."

"Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example."

"If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk."

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

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

"Trust should be the basis for all our moral training."

"Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment."

"An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual."

"The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself."

"The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond."

"When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters."

"Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader."

"A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances."

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

"To get a hold on boys you must be their friend."