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.

Boys don't make passes at female smart-asses.

Boys don't make passes at female smart-asses.

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

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

When you can't do anything else to a boy, you can make him wash his face.

When you can't do anything else to a boy, you can make him wash his face.

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.

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.

A boy is a magical creature--you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him out of 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.

A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

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