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.

A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you...

If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you...

See things from the boy's point of view.

See things from the boy's point of view.

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

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

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

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

Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.

Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.

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

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

Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.

Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.

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

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

A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.

A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.

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

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

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

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

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

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