We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.
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I have often urged my young friends, when faced with an adversary, to 'play polo' with him i.e., not to go at him bald-headed but to ride side by side with him and gradually edge him off your track. Never lose your temper with him. If you are in the right there is no need to, if you are in the wrong you can't afford to.Robert Baden-Powell
The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light.
Robert Baden-Powell
The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.
Robert Baden-Powell
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.
Robert Baden-Powell
... that powerful lever, the human touch ...
Robert Baden-Powell
Varied are the ideas of what constitutes 'success,' e.g. money, position, power, achievement, honours, and the like. But these are not open to every mannor do they bring what is real success, namely, happiness.
Robert Baden-Powell
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