'Softly, softly, catchee monkey,' is the West African rendering of a very valuable precept. An awful lot of men fail through lack of patient persistence.
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The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself.Robert Baden-Powell
Possibly the best suggestion in condensed form, as to how to live, was given by my old Headmaster, Dr. Haig Brown, in 1904, when he wrote his Recipe for Old Age. A diet moderate and spare, Freedom from base financial care, Abundant work and little leisure, A love of duty more than pleasure, An even and contented mind In charity with all mankind, Some thoughts too sacred for display In the broad light of common day, A peaceful home, a loving wife, Children, who are a crown of life These lengthen out the years of man Beyond the Psalmist's narrow span.
Robert Baden-Powell
If you make listening and observation your occupation you will gain much more than you can by talk.
Robert Baden-Powell
An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.
Robert Baden-Powell
This world that we're a' livin' in Is mighty hard to beat Of course there's thorns in every rose, But ain't the roses sweet
Robert Baden-Powell
A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.
Robert Baden-Powell
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