In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed.

A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens.

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.

The sport in Scouting is to find the good in every boy and develop it.

Scouting is nothing less than applied Christianity.

The method of instruction in Scouting is that of creating in the boy the desire to learn for himself.