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The happiest people I know as a nation are the Burmese; their brightness and cheeriness are proverbial. Kindness to animals is one of their greatest 'weaknesses'; no Burmese will kill an animal, even if it is to put it out of pain.

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If you make yourself indispensable to your employer, he is not going to part with you in a hurry no matter what it costs him.

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The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.

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Life would pall if it were all sugar; salt is bitter if taken by itself; but when tasted as part of the dish, it savours the meat. Difficulties are the salt of life.

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There are thousands of boys being wasted daily to our country through being left to become characterless, and, therefore, useless wasters, a misery to themselves and an eyesore and a danger to the nation. They could be saved if only the right surroundings or environment were given to them at the receptive time of their lives.

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The best workers, like the happiest livers, look upon their work as a kind of game: the harder they play the more enjoyable it becomes.

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To the man who reads 'Scouting for Boys' superficially, there is a disappointing lack of religion in the book. But to him who tries it in practice, the basic religion underlying it soon becomes apparent.

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Nature study will show you how full of beautiful and wonderful things God has made the world for you to enjoy. Be contented with what you have got and make the best of it. Look on the bright side of things instead of the gloomy one.

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

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Scouting is nothing less than applied Christianity.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Soldier

Born: February 22nd, 1857

Died: January 8th, 1941

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