Can we not interpret our adult wisdom into the language of boyhood?

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

Vigorous Scout games are the best form of physical education because most of them bring in moral education.

A fisherman does not bait his hook with food he likes. He uses food the fish likes. So with boys.

The most important object in Boy Scout training is to educate, not instruct.

The real way to gain happiness is to give it to others.

Boys can see adventure in a dirty old duck puddle, and if the Scoutmaster is a boys' man he can see it, too.

You can only get discipline in the mass by discipline in the individual.

The object of the patrol method is not so much saving the Scoutmaster trouble as to give responsibility to the boy.

Scouting is a game for boys under the leadership of boys under the direction of a man.

The Good Turn will educate the boy out of the groove of selfishness.

How do you know it's not true if you don't believe in it?

Don't restrain yourself to mundaneness. You're subject to consciousness that makes you more than animalistic.

Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today.

If it takes a lot of words to say what you have in mind, give it more thought.

Tell me something I can dance to.

The work is hindered. The glory of God is tarnished and it is because the people of God no longer know how to discern the things of God.

The candidate out front on Labor Day has historically been the one who stayed ahead in November.

If somebody else is achieving more than I am, that means I can do it, too. Everybody has the ability to raise themselves up, and my life has been marked by that.

In the absence of a great dream, pettiness prevails.

Having an environment that is supportive is really important for success.