Scouting quotes
From Troop 439 MD
Contents |
Quotes from the founders
"In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed."
"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."
“A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens.”
-Unknown
"Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader."
“The most important object in Boy Scout training is to educate, not instruct.”
-Unknown
"Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment."
“A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.”
“In all of this, it is the spirit that matters. Our Scout law and Promise, when we really put them into practice, take away all occasion for wars and strife among nations.”
-Unknown
"The goodness of a person and of the society he or she lives in often comes down to very simple things and words found in the Scout Law. Every society depends on trust and loyalty, on courtesy and kindness, on bravery and reverence. These are the values of Scouting, and these are the values of Americans."
-Unknown
Funny Quotes
“Regarding the Boy Scouts, I'm very suspicious of any organization that has a handbook”
-George Carlin
“Being in the army is like being in the Boy Scouts, except that the Boy Scouts have adult supervision.”
-Blake Clark
