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I pay the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys that educate my son.
I pay the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys that educate my son.
The glory of the nation rests in the character of her men. And character comes from boyhood. Thus every boy read more
The glory of the nation rests in the character of her men. And character comes from boyhood. Thus every boy is a challenge to his elders.
Boys frustrate me. I hate all their indirect messages, I hate game playing. Do you like me or don't you? read more
Boys frustrate me. I hate all their indirect messages, I hate game playing. Do you like me or don't you? Just tell me so I can get over you.
Only little boys and old men sneer at love.
Only little boys and old men sneer at love.
A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.
A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.
Of all wild beasts, the most difficult to manage.
Of all wild beasts, the most difficult to manage.
Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he read more
Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he will seize its neck like the butt of a pistol and shout "Bang!"
A boy is a magical creature - you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him read more
A boy is a magical creature - you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him out of your heart.
Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop according to his own instincts, read more
Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop according to his own instincts, his own inclinations, society would undergo such a radical transformation as to make the adult revolutionary cower and cringe.