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.

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.

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 Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

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

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

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.

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable

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.