There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and read more

There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure.

Men want power in order to do something. Boys want power in order to be something.

Men want power in order to do something. Boys want power in order to be something.

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.

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.

Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.

Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.

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.

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable

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.