It always seems to me so odd that when a man dies, he takes out with him all the knowledge that he has got in his lifetime whilst sowing his wild oats or winning successes. And he leaves his sons or younger brothers to go through all the work of learning it over again from their own experience.
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About Robert Baden-Powell
Robert Baden-Powell was a 19th-century British soldier and founder of the scout association. Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell,, was a British Army officer, writer, founder of The Boy Scouts Association and its first Chief Scout, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of The Girl Guides Association. Baden-Powell wrote Scouting for Boys, which with his previous books – such as his 1884 Reconnaissance and Scouting and his 1899 Aids to Scouting for N.-C.Os and Men, which was intended for the military, and The Scout magazine – helped the rapid growth of the Scout Movement. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Work — The value of effort, discipline, and meaningful labour
- Knowledge — The pursuit of learning, understanding, and intellectual growth
- Experience — Learning through living, doing, and facing the world