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.

One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires no experience, but needs some read more

One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires no experience, but needs some practice to be a good one

A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months read more

Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.

The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of a remarkable Christian forbearance among men.

The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of a remarkable Christian forbearance among men.

Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.

Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.

I am convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile.

I am convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile.

The boy who expects every morning to open into a new world finds that today is like yesterday, but he read more

The boy who expects every morning to open into a new world finds that today is like yesterday, but he believes tomorrow will be different

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.