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!"

I pay the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys that educate my son.

I pay the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys that educate my son.

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.

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.

There is nothing so aggravating as a fresh boy who is too old to ignore and too young to kick.

There is nothing so aggravating as a fresh boy who is too old to ignore and too young to kick.

A man can never quite understand a boy, even when he has been a boy.

A man can never quite understand a boy, even when he has been a boy.

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 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.