A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens.
- Sir Robert Baden-PowellBe Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise.
- Sir Robert Baden-PowellIn Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed.
- Sir Robert Baden-Powell