Robert Baden-Powell Quotes


Yet one more item is needed to complete success, and that is the rendering of service to others in the community. Without this the mere satisfaction of selfish desire does not reach the top notch.


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Baden-Powell, Robert. Rovering to Success: A Book of Life-Sport for Young Men. Herbert Jenkins, 1922.

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Robert Baden-Powell
Robert Baden-Powell
  • Born: February 22, 1857
  • Died: January 8, 1941
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Soldier

Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, DL (/ˈbeɪdən ˈpoʊəl/ BAY-dən POH-əl; 22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941) was a British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Boy Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide / Girl Scout Movement. Baden-Powell authored the first editions of the seminal work Scouting for Boys, which was an inspiration for the Scout Movement.