Here are some excellent thoughts from the Scouting in Canada website:

  1. Boys leave Scouting because of what they don’t do on Troop night, not because of what they do.
  2. A wise Scout leader never raises his voice. He gets someone else to do the shouting, then addresses the troop in civilized, well modulated tones.
  3. Good commissioners never put off what they can get someone else to do today.
  4. If you believe strongly in yourself and what you are doing, you will find resources you never knew you had.
  5. When young people know for sure you are being fair with them, there is a good chance they will be fair with you.
  6. Given Scouting spirit, Scouting logic, and Scouting sense, there is very little you can’t tackle with enjoyment and confidence.
  7. Many a young Scout comes out of his shell because the rest of the patrol egg him on.
  8. A Scouter who tries to do something and fails is much more clever than the Scouter who does nothing and fails.
  9. The reason a boy comes to troop night or pack night ought to be simply this: he can’t bear to stay away.
  10. A certain amount of opposition is a help, not a hindrance.  Kites rise against the wind, not with it.
  11. Blessed are those Scouters who have nothing to say and know what to do instead.
  12. In our committees, many arguments are sound – merely sound.
  13. The Scouter who thinks he has no faults has at least one.
  14. The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention.
  15. Encouragement after censure is like the sun after a shower.
  16. Never mistake activity for achievement.