Scout Motto

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{{Short description|Motto of the Scout movement}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
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| caption = Scout badge awarded "for merit", with the motto "Be prepared"
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The '''Scout Motto''' of the [[Scouting|Scout movement]] is, in English, "Be Prepared", with most international branches of the group using a close translation of that phrase. These [[motto]]es have been used by millions of Scouts around the world since 1907. Most of the member organizations of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] (WAGGGS) share the same mottoes.

In the first part of ''[[Scouting for Boys]]'', [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]] explains the meaning of the phrase:

{{blockquote
| quote=
The scouts' motto is founded on my initials, it is:

BE PREPARED,

which means, you are always in a state of readiness in mind and body to do your DUTY;

''Be Prepared in Mind'' by having disciplined yourself to be obedient to every order, and also by having thought out beforehand any accident or situation that might occur, so that you ''know'' the right thing to do at the right moment, and are willing to do it.

''Be Prepared in Body'' by making yourself strong and active and ''able'' to do the right thing at the right moment, and do it.
| author = [[Lieutenant-General (United Kingdom)|Lieut. Gen.]] [[Baden-Powell|Baden Powell]] [[Order of the Bath|C.B.]]
| title = ''[[Scouting for Boys]]'' (1908)
| source = "Camp Fire Yarn.—No. 4. Scout Law." (Part I, p. 48)
}}

==Baden-Powell on "Be Prepared"==
Baden-Powell provides several descriptions of how and for what situations a Scout must be prepared elsewhere in ''Scouting for Boys''. In his explanation of the third point of the Scout Law, Baden-Powell says:

{{blockquote
| quote =
{{smallcaps|A Scout's Duty is to be Useful and to Help Others.}}
And he is to do his duty before anything else, even though he gives up his own pleasure, or comfort, or safety to do it. When in difficulty to know which of two things to do, he must ask himself, "Which is my duty?" that is, "Which is best for other people?"—and do that one. He must Be Prepared at any time to save life, or to help injured persons. And ''he must do a good turn'' to somebody every day.
| author = [[Lieutenant-General (United Kingdom)|Lieut. Gen.]] [[Baden-Powell|Baden Powell]] [[Order of the Bath|C.B.]]
| title = ''[[Scouting for Boys]]'' (1908)
| source = "Camp Fire Yarn.—No. 4. Scout Law." (Part I, p. 49)
}}

In the opening chapter of ''Scouting for Boys'', Baden-Powell says:

{{blockquote
| quote =
Every boy ought to learn how to shoot and to obey orders, else he is no more good when war breaks out than an old woman, and merely gets killed like a squealing rabbit, being unable to defend himself.
| author = [[Lieutenant-General (United Kingdom)|Lieut. Gen.]] [[Baden-Powell|Baden Powell]] [[Order of the Bath|C.B.]]
| title = ''[[Scouting for Boys]]'' (1908)
| source = "Camp Fire Yarn.—No. 1. Mafeking Boy Scouts." (Part I, Chapter I, pp. 9–10)
}}

Baden-Powell discusses more skills required of Scouts in Chapter IV of ''Scouting for Boys'', which addresses camp life, and he lists:
* Tying knots
* Making a bivouac shelter for the night, or a hut for longer-term camping
* Using an axe or bill-hook to fell small trees and branches
* Mending and even making clothes and boots
* Cooking meat and vegetables, and making bread without regular cooking utensils
* Driving sheep, cattle and horses
* Killing and butchering cattle
* Milking cows or goats

Advice given by Baden-Powell in Chapter V on campaigning includes the requirements of:

* Being able to find one's way by night and by day
* Being able to read a barometer, and signs of the weather
* Judging distance from an inch up to a mile or more
* Knowing the points of a compass

In a chapter discussing endurance, Baden-Powell writes that a scout should be able to:

* Smell well in order to find his enemy by night
* Hear well
* Have good eyesight to notice things rapidly and at distance

In Chapter VII, Baden-Powell discussed how Scouts prepare themselves to protect women and how they can improve themselves. He says a scout should walk with a woman on his left "so that his right is free to protect her", walking on the other side in the streets to protect her from traffic. Baden-Powell adds to "Be Prepared" for the future by learning a trade and saving up pay.<ref>''[[Scouting for Boys]]'' (1908) "Camp Fire Yarn.—No. 22. Self-Improvement." (Part IV, Chapter VII, p. 267)</ref>

Chapter VIII of ''Scouting for Boys'' discussed saving life. On this topic, Baden-Powell says that a scout should be prepared by:

* Learning beforehand what to do in the event of likely accidents
* Being prepared to do what is required the moment that an accident does occur
* Knowing how to deal with a mad dog, and being prepared to take the necessary action
* Knowing how to react to a person's suicide attempt

In the chapter on patriotism, Baden-Powell says to "{{smallcaps|Be Prepared}} to die for your country if need be, so that when the moment arrives you may charge home with confidence, not caring whether you are going to be killed or not."

The first handbook for Girl Guides, ''[[How Girls Can Help to Build Up the Empire]]'' by [[Agnes Baden-Powell|Agnes]] and Robert Baden-Powell, similarly explains:

<blockquote>
The motto of the Girl Guides is "Be Prepared". Why is this?
It is because, like the other Guides, you have to be prepared at any moment to face difficulties and even dangers by knowing what to do and how to do it.<ref>{{cite book| last =Forbes | first =Cynthia | title = 1910... and then?}}</ref>
</blockquote>

(The "other Guides" of this quote are the [[Khyber Guide Regiment]].){{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}

==Acrostic==

[[Hilary Saint George Saunders]]' book ''The Left Handshake: The Boy Scout Movement during the War, 1939–1945'' had the first name of each chapter spell out the Scout motto. The chosen names are: '''B'''ravery, '''E'''nterprise, '''P'''urpose, '''R'''esolution, '''E'''ndurance, '''P'''artnership, '''A'''ssurance, '''R'''eformation, '''E'''nthusiasm and '''D'''evotion.<ref>{{cite web | title =The Left Handshake: Foreword by Lord Rowallan | date =1997-08-03 | url =http://pinetreeweb.com/left-handshake.htm | access-date =2007-05-03 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071013124056/http://pinetreeweb.com/left-handshake.htm | archive-date =2007-10-13 }}</ref>

==Motto in various languages==
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[[File:Bolt Allzeit-bereit.jpg|thumb|Swiss Boy Scout book ''Allzeit bereit'' ("Always prepared") from 1916]]

Many languages have masculine and feminine forms of words – where gender changes the Scout Motto, differences are reflected here.
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 80%"
|+ style="text-align: center;" | Motto in various languages
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! Language
! Countries
! Boy Scouts
! Girl Guides or Girl Scouts
! Organizational variant
! Translation (if other than "Be prepared")
! Transliteration or pronunciation
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| [[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]]
| [[Namibia]], [[South Africa]]
| {{lang|af|Wees geréed!}}
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| [[Albanian language|Albanian]]
| [[Albania]]
| {{lang|sq| Pergatitu}}
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| ''Pergatitu''
| "Always prepared"
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|-
| [[Amharic language|Amharic]]
| [[Ethiopia]]
| {{lang|am|ዝግጁ}}
|
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| "Ready"
| {{IPA|am|zəɡədʒu|}}
|-
| [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
| [[Algeria]], [[Bahrain]], [[Egypt]], [[Iraq]], [[Kuwait]], [[Lebanon]], [[Mauritania]], [[Morocco]], [[Oman]], [[Palestinian Authority]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Sudan]], [[Tunisia]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Western Sahara]], [[Yemen]]
| {{lang|ar|كُن مستعداً}}
|
| in [[Jordan]], [[Libya]], and [[Syria]] {{lang|ar|وَأَعِدُّوا}}
|
| {{IPA|ar|kun musˈtaʕidan|}} {{IPA|ar|wa ʔaˈʕidduː|}}
|-
| [[Armenian language|Armenian]]
| [[Armenia]]
| {{lang|hy|Միշտ պատրաստ}}
|
| ''Partsratsir partsratsour''
| "Always ready" "Elevate yourself and others with you"
| ''Misht Badrast''
|-
| [[Azeri language|Azeri]]
| [[Azerbaijan]]
| {{lang|az|Daima hazır}}
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|-
|[[Basque language|Basque]]
|[[Basque Country (greater region)|Basque Country]]
|''Beti prest''
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|"Always ready"
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|-
| [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]
| [[Belarus]]
| {{lang|be|Будзь гатоў}}
|
| {{lang|be|
}}
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| ''Budz' hatoǔ!''
|-
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| [[Bangladesh]]
| {{lang|bn|সেবার জন্য সদা প্রস্তুত থাকতে যথাসাধ্য চেষ্টা করা}}
| {{lang|bn|সদা প্রস্তুত}}
|
| "Do your best to be prepared for service"
| ''Sebar jannoa sada prastut thakte jathasadhya chesta kara'' ''Sada prastut''
|-
| [[Bislama]]
| [[Vanuatu]]
| {{lang|bi|Rerem}}
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| "Prepare"
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|-
| [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]]
| [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
| {{lang|bs|Budi spreman!}}
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| {{lang|bs|Uvijek spreman!}}
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|-
| [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]
| [[Bulgaria]]
| {{lang|bg|Бъди готов}}
| {{lang|bg|Бъди готова}}
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| ''Bădi gotov'' ''Bădi gotova''
|-
| [[Burmese language|Burmese]]
| [[Burma]]
| {{lang|my|အဆင်သင့်}}
|
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| "Ever ready"
| ''A-sin-thint''
|-
| [[Standard Cantonese language|Cantonese]]
| [[Hong Kong]], [[Macau]]
| {{lang|yue|準備}}
|
|
| "Prepare"
| ''Zeon''2 ''bei''6
|-
| [[Traditional Chinese|Chinese (Traditional)]]
| [[Taiwan]]
| {{lang|zh|準備}}
|
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| "Prepare"
| ''Zhǔnbèi''
|-
| [[Catalan language|Catalan]]
| [[Andorra]], [[Catalonia]], [[Balearic Islands]], [[Valencian Country|Valencia]]
| {{lang|ca|Sempre a punt}}
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| "Always ready"
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|-
| [[Chavacano language|Chavacano]]
| [[Zamboanga (province)|Zamboanga]]
| {{lang|cbk|Pirmi alisto!}}
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| "Always prepared!"
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|-
| [[Chichewa language|Chichewa]]
| [[Malawi]]
| {{lang|ny|Konzekerani}}
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| [[Cook Islands Maori language|Cook Islands Māori]]
| [[Cook Islands]]
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| {{lang|rar|Kia vai teateamamao!}}
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| [[Croatian language|Croatian]]
| [[Croatia]]
| {{lang|hr|Budi pripravan!}}
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| {{lang|hr|Uvijek spreman!}}
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|-
| [[Czech language|Czech]]
| [[Czech Republic]]
| {{lang|cs|Buď připraven}}
| {{lang|cs|Buď připravena}}
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| [[Danish language|Danish]]
| [[Denmark]]
| {{lang|da|Vær beredt!}}
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| {{lang|da|Værn og tjen!}}
| "Protect and serve!"
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|-
| [[Divehi language|Divehi]]
| [[Maldives]]
| {{lang|dv|އަބަދުވެސް ތައްޔާރްށް}}
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| ''Abadhuves thayyarah''
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| [[Dutch language|Dutch]]
| [[Belgium]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Suriname]]
| {{lang|nl|Weest paraat!}}
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| {{lang|nl|Steeds bereid!}} in Belgium, {{lang|nl|Wees bereid!}} in the Netherlands, {{lang|nl|Weest paraat!}} in Suriname
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| [[Dzongkha language|Dzongkha]]
| [[Bhutan]]
| {{lang|dz|གྲ་འགྲིག་འབད་}}
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| "Dra drig bay"
|-
| [[English language|English]]
| [[Australia]], [[Bahamas]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]], [[Canada]], [[Dominica]], [[The Gambia]], [[Ghana]], [[Grenada]], [[Guyana]], [[Jamaica]], [[Liberia]], [[Namibia]], [[Nigeria]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Solomon Islands]], [[South Africa]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[United Kingdom]], [[United States]], [[Zambia]], [[Zimbabwe]]
| ''Be prepared''
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| [[Esperanto]]
| ([[Skolta Esperanto Ligo]])
| {{lang|eo|Estu preta}}
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| [[Estonian language|Estonian]]
| [[Estonia]]
| {{lang|et|Ole valmis!}}
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| [[Faroese language|Faroese]]
| [[Faroe Islands]]
| {{lang|fo|Ver til reiðar}}
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| [[Fijian language|Fijian]]
| [[Fiji]]
| {{lang|fj|Tu Vakarau}} {{lang|fj|Meda tu vakarau}} {{lang|fj|Tu vakarau ena vei gauna}}
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| [[Filipino language|Filipino]]
| [[Philippines]]
| Laging Handa!
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| {{lang|fil|Laging handa!}}
| "Always ready!"
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|-
| [[Finnish language|Finnish]]
| [[Finland]]
| {{lang|fi|Ole valmis!}}
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| {{lang|sv|Var redo!}} (in [[Swedish language|Swedish]])
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| [[French language|French]]
| [[Belgium]], [[Benin]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Burundi]], [[Cameroon]], [[Canada]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Chad]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Republic of the Congo]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[France]], [[Gabon]], [[Guinea]], [[Haiti]], [[Madagascar]], [[Mali]], [[Mauritius]], [[Monaco]], [[Morocco]], [[New Caledonia]], [[Rwanda]], [[Seychelles]], [[Switzerland]], [[Togo]], [[Tunisia]]
| {{lang|fr|Toujours prêt!}}
| {{lang|fr|Toujours prête!}}
| {{lang|fr|Prêt(e) à servir}} ("Ready to serve") in Burkina Faso; {{lang|fr|Sois prêt(e)!}} ("Be prepared!") widespread; {{lang|fr|Être prêt(e)}} ("To be prepared") in Haiti and [[Lebanon]]; {{lang|fr|Toujours tout droit}} ("Always straight"/"Always upstanding") in Senegal
| "Always ready!"
| {{IPA|fr|tuʒuʁ pʁɛ(t)|}}
|-
| [[Georgian language|Georgian]]
| [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]
| {{lang|ka|იყავი მზად}}
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| ''Ikavi mzad''
|-
| [[German language|German]]
| [[Austria]], [[Germany]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Namibia]], [[Switzerland]]
| {{lang|de|Allzeit bereit!}}
| {{lang|de|So gut ich kann!}}
| {{lang|de|Seid bereit!}} in Namibia
| "Always prepared!" "As good as I can!"
| {{IPA|de|ˈaltsaɪt bəˈʁaɪt|}}
|-
| [[Gilbertese language|Gilbertese]]
| [[Kiribati]]
| {{lang|gil|Mena tauraoi}}
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| [[Greek language|Greek]]
| [[Cyprus]], [[Greece]]
| {{lang|el|Έσo έτοιμος!}}
| {{lang|el|Έσo έτοιμη!}}
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| ''Éso étoimos!'' ''Éso étoimi!''
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| [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]]
| [[Hawaii]]
| {{lang|haw|Ho{{okina}}omākaukau!}}
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| [[Hebrew language|Modern Hebrew]]
| [[Israel]]
| {{lang|he|היה נכון}}
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| ''Heye nachon''
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| [[Hindi]]
| [[India]]
| {{lang|hi|तैयार}}
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| "Prepared"
| ''Taiyar''
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| [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]
| [[Hungary]]
| {{lang|hu|Légy résen!}}
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| {{lang|hu|Jó munkát!}}
| "Be watchful!"
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| [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]
| [[Iceland]]
| {{lang|is|Ávallt viðbúinn!}}
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| "Always prepared!"
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| [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]
| [[Indonesia]]
| {{lang|id|Satyaku kudarmakan, darmaku kubaktikan}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Motto Gerakan Pramuka|url=http://www.pramukanet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=110#.U42AXvl_u5M|website=www.pramukanet.org}}</ref>
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| "My promise becomes my law, my law becomes my devotion"
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| [[Interlingua]]
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| {{lang|ia|Sempre preste}}
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| [[Irish language|Irish]]
| [[Ireland]]
| {{lang|ga|Bí ullamh!}}
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| [[Italian language|Italian]]
| [[Italy]], [[San Marino]], [[Switzerland]]
| {{lang|it|Siate pronti!}}
| {{lang|it|Siate pronte!}}
| [[CNGEI]] uses {{lang|it|Sii preparato}} (feminine {{lang|it|Sii preparata}}) and the [[Catholic]] organization [[AGESCI]] uses the Latin translation ''Estote parati'' from Lc 12,40 and Mt 24,44
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| {{IPA|it|ˈsjaːte ˈpronti|}} {{IPA|it|ˈsjaːte ˈpronte|}}
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| [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
| [[Japan]]
| {{lang|ja|そなえよつねに}}
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| "Always be prepared"
| Sonae-yo tsuneni {{IPA|ja|sona.ejo tsɯneɲi|}}
|-
| [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]
| [[Kazakhstan]]
| {{lang|kk|Дайын бол!}}
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| {{lang|ru|Будь готов!}} (in [[Russian language|Russian]])
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| ''Dayyin bol!'' ''Bud' gotov!''
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| [[Kinyarwanda]]
| [[Rwanda]]
| {{lang|rw|Ube maso!}}
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| [[Kirundi]]
| [[Burundi]]
| {{lang|rn|Ube maso}}
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| [[Korean language|Korean]]
| [[South Korea]]
| {{lang|ko|준비}}
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| "Preparation"
| ''Junbi''
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| [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]]
| [[Kyrgyzstan]]
| {{lang|ky|Даяр бол}}
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| {{lang|ru|Будь готов}} (in [[Russian language|Russian]])
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| ''Dayar bol'' ''Bud' gotov''
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| [[Khmer language|Khmer]]
| [[Cambodia]]
| {{lang|km|ត្រៀមខ្លួន}}
| {{lang|km|ត្រៀមខ្លួន}}
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| ''Triam kloun''
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| [[Lao language|Lao]]
| [[Laos]]
| {{lang|lo|ຕຣຽມພຣ້ອມ}}
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| "Prepared"
| {{IPA|lo|tliaːm˨ pʰlɔːm˦˩|}}
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| [[Latin language|Latin]]
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| {{lang|la|Estote parati}}
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| Some Italian associations (usually Catholic) use this form
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| [[Latvian language|Latvian]]
| [[Latvia]]
| {{lang|lv|Esi modrs!}}; response {{lang|lv|Arvien modrs!}}
| {{lang|lv|Esi modra!}}; response {{lang|lv|Arvien modra!}}
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| "Be watchful" "Always watchful!"
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| [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]
| [[Lithuania]]
| {{lang|lt|Budėk!}}; response {{lang|lt|Vis budžiu!}}
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| [[Luxembourgish language|Luxembourgish]]
| [[Luxembourg]]
| {{lang|lb|Ëmmer bereet!}}
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| {{lang|lb|Trei zum Land!}}
| "Loyal to the country!"
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| [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]
| [[North Macedonia]]
| {{lang|mk|Биди подготвен}}
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| ''Bidi podgotven''
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| [[Malagasy language|Malagasy]]
| [[Madagascar]]
| {{lang|mg|Vonona hatrany hatrany!}}
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| "Always prepared"
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| [[Malay language|Malay]]
| [[Brunei]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]]
| {{lang|ms|Selalu bersedia!}}
| {{lang|ms|Selalu sedia!}}
| {{lang|ms|Sentiasa (ber)sedia!}} in Malaysia
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| [[Maltese language|Maltese]]
| [[Malta]]
| {{lang|mt|Kun lest!}}
| {{lang|mt|Kun lesta!}}
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| [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]]
| [[Mongolia]]
| {{lang|mn|Хэзээд бэлхэн!}}
| {{lang|mn|Бэлэн бол!}}
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| "Become prepared!" "(I am) ready forever!"
| ''Belen bol!'' ''Hezeed belhen!''
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| [[Montenegrin language|Montenegrin]]
| [[Montenegro]]
| {{lang|cnr|Буди спреман}}
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| ''Budi spreman''
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| [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
| [[Nepal]]
| {{lang|ne|तयार होऊ}}
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| ''Tayar hou''
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| [[Inuktitut syllabics|Netsilik Inuit]]
| [[Nunavut]]
| {{lang|iu|ᐃᔈᓗᐊᖖᓯᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᓗᑎᑦ}}
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| [[Niuean language|Niuean]]
| [[Niue]]
| {{lang|niu|Kia mautali}}
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| [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]
| [[Norway]]
| {{lang|no|Vær beredt!}}; response {{lang|no|Alltid beredt!}}
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| "Be prepared!" "Always prepared!"
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| [[Papiamento language|Papiamento]]
| [[Aruba]], [[Netherlands Antilles]]
| {{lang|nl|Wees bereid!}} (in [[Dutch language|Dutch]])
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| {{lang|pap|Sea prepará!}} in [[Netherlands Antilles]]
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| [[Pashto language|Pashto]]
| [[Afghanistan]]
| {{lang|ps|تیار اوسی}}
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| "Attention"
| ''Tayar osay''
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| [[Persian language|Persian]]
| [[Iran]]
| {{lang|fa|آماده باش}}
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| ''Âmâdeh bâsh''
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| [[Polish language|Polish]]
| [[Poland]]
| {{lang|pl|Czuwaj!}}
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| "Watch!" (''[[Grammatical mood#Imperative|imp.]]'')
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| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
| [[Angola]], [[Brazil]], [[Cape Verde]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Mozambique]], [[Portugal]], [[São Tomé and Príncipe]]
| {{lang|pt|Sempre alerta!}}
| {{lang|la|Semper parata!}} (in [[Latin language|Latin]])
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| "Always alert!"
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| [[Romanian language|Romanian]]
| [[Moldova]], [[Romania]]
| {{lang|ro|Gata oricând}}
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| {{lang|ro|Fii pregatit(a)!}} in Romania
| "Always ready"
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| [[Romansh language|Romansh]]
| [[Switzerland]]
| {{lang|rm|Adina pronto!}}
| {{lang|rm|Adina pronta!}}
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| [[Russian language|Russian]]
| [[Russia]]
| {{lang|ru|Будь готов!}}
| {{lang|ru|Будь готова!}}
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| ''Bud' gotov(a)!''
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| [[Sakha language|Sakha]]
| [[Sakha Republic|Yakutia]]
| colspan="2" | {{lang|sah|Бэлэм буол!}}
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| ''Belem buol!''
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| [[Samoan language|Samoan]]
| [[American Samoa]], [[Samoa]]
| {{lang|sm|Sauniuni}}
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| [[Serbian language|Serbian]]
| [[Serbia]]
| {{lang|sr|Буди спреман}}
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| ''Budi spreman''
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| [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]
| [[Sri Lanka]]
| {{lang|si|සූදානම් ව සිටිනු!}}
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| {{transliteration|si|Soodhanamva sitinu!}}
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| [[Slovakian language|Slovakian]]
| [[Slovakia]]
| {{lang|sk|Buď pripravený}}
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| [[Slovene language|Slovene]]
| [[Slovenia]]
| {{lang|sl|Bodi pripravljen!}}
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| {{lang|sl|Vedno pripravljen!}}, {{lang|sl|Z naravo k boljšemu človeku!}}
| "Always prepared!" "With nature to a better person!"
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| [[Somali language|Somali]]
| [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]]
| {{lang|so|Diyaar ahaaw}}
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| {{lang|so|Is diyaari}}
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| [[Sotho language|Sotho]]
| [[Lesotho]]
| {{lang|st|Dula o lokile}}
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| [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Chile]], [[Colombia]], [[Costa Rica]]*, [[Cuba]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[Ecuador]], [[El Salvador]], [[Equatorial Guinea]]*, [[Guatemala]]*, [[Honduras]], [[Mexico]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Panama]], [[Paraguay]], [[Peru]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Spain]], [[Uruguay]], [[Venezuela]]
| {{lang|es|¡Siempre listo (para servir*)!}}
| {{lang|es|¡Siempre lista (para servir*)!}}
| {{lang|es|¡Bien preparadas!}} ("Well prepared!") in Mexico; {{lang|es|¡Siempre activas!}} ("Always active!") in Nicaragua, {{lang|es|¡Estar preparadas!}} ("Being prepared!") in Peru and Puerto Rico
| "Always ready (to serve*)!"
| {{IPA|es|ˈsjempɾe ˈlisto ˈpaɾa seɾˈβiɾ|}}, {{IPA|es|- ˈlista -|}}
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| [[Sranan Tongo]]
| [[Suriname]]
| {{lang|srn|Sete sete!}}
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| [[Swahili language|Swahili]]
| [[Comoros]], [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], [[Uganda]]
| {{lang|sw|Uwe tayari}}
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| [[Swazi language|Swazi]]
| [[Swaziland]]
| {{lang|ss|Hlala ulungele!}}
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| [[Swedish language|Swedish]]
| [[Sweden]]
| {{lang|sv|Var redo!}} {{lang|sv|Alltid redo!}}
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| "Be ready!" "Always ready!"
| {{IPA|sv|ˈvɑː(r) ˈredʊ|}} {{IPA|sv|ˈalːti(ːd) ˈreːdu|}}
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| [[Assyrian Neo-Aramaic|Syriac]]
| [[Assyrian homeland|Assyria]]
| {{lang|aii|ܡܬܘܼܡ ܥܬܝܼܕܵܐ}}
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| "Always ready"
| ''Mthoom 'teeda''
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| [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]
| [[Philippines]]
| {{lang|tl|Laging handâ!}}
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| "Always prepared!"
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| [[Tahitian language|Tahitian]]
| [[French Polynesia]]
| {{lang|ty|Parau ha' amanaora!}}
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| "Always prepared!"
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| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| [[Sri Lanka]]
| {{lang|ta|தயார் நிலையில் இரு!}}
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| ''Thayaar nilayil iru!''
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| [[Tajik language|Tajik]]
| [[Tajikistan]]
| {{lang|tg|Тайёр бош}}
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| {{lang|ru|Будь готов!}} (in [[Russian language|Russian]])
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| ''Taiyor bosh'' ''Bud' gotov!''
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| [[Thai language|Thai]]
| [[Thailand]]
| {{lang|th|เสียชีพอย่าเสียสัตย์}}
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| "Better to die than to lie"
| ''Sia chip ya sia sat'' {{IPA|th|sǐa̯ t͡ɕʰîːp jàː sǐa̯ sàt|}}
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| [[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]]
| [[Tibet]] ([[People's Republic of China|PRC]])
| {{lang|bo-Latn|Gtan gyi thugs rje}}
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| [[Tok Pisin language|Tok Pisin]]
| [[Papua New Guinea]]
| {{lang|tpi|Stap redi}}
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| [[Tongan language|Tongan]]
| [[Tonga]]
| {{lang|to|Toka mateuteu}}
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| {{lang|to|Mo'ui mateuteu}}
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| [[Tswana language|Tswana]]
| [[Botswana]]
| {{lang|tn|Nna oi pokoulse!}}
| {{lang|tn|Nna o ipaakantse!}}
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| [[Turkish language|Turkish]]
| [[Turkey]]
| {{lang|tr|Daima hazır!}}
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| {{lang|tr|Daima hazırız!}}, {{lang|tr|İzci daima hazırdır!}}
| "Always prepared!"
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| [[Turkmen language|Turkmen]]
| [[Turkmenistan]]
| {{lang|tk|Daima hazır!}}
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| {{lang|tk|Daima hazırız!}}
| "Always prepared!"
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| [[Tuvan language|Tuvan]]
| [[Tuva]]
| {{lang|tyv|Бэлэн бол!}}
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| "Become prepared!"
| ''Belen bol!''
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| [[Urdu]]
| [[India]], [[Pakistan]]
| {{lang|ur|١ڶمستعد}}
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| ''Teyar raho!''
| "Prepared"
| ''Almustaid''
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| [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]
| [[Ukraine]]
| {{lang|uk|Будь Готовий!}}
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| {{lang|uk|СКОБ!}} (an acronym for {{lang|uk|Сильно! Красно! Обережно! Бистро!}})
| "With strength! With beauty! With care! With speed!"
| ''Bud' hotoviy!'' ''SKOB!''
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| [[Uyghur language|Uyghur]]
| [[Xinjiang]] ([[People's Republic of China|PRC]])
| {{lang|ug|تەييار بول}}
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| [[Uyghur Latin Yéziqi|''Teyyar bol'']]
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| [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]]
| [[Uzbekistan]]
| {{lang|uz|Тайёр бўл}}
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| {{lang|ru|Будь готов}} (in [[Russian language|Russian]])
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| ''Tayyor bo'l'' ''Bud' gotov''
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| [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]
| [[Vietnam]]
| {{lang|vi|Sẵn sàng}}
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| [[Zarma language|Zarma]]
| [[Niger]]
| {{lang|dje|(Wa) soola}}
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| "Get ready"
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==Similar mottoes in other organizations==
*[[Aston Villa F.C.]]'s earliest documented [[club crest]], the [[Lion Rampant]] [[To dexter]] (''facing left'') on a shield with motto "Prepared", was first documented in the club program of 1 September 1906.<ref>''Badge of honour for Villa'', Roger Clarke, [[Birmingham Mail]] 2 May 2007</ref>
* The motto of the [[Pioneer movement|Young Pioneers]], ''[[Always prepared]]'' in various national languages, the Pioneers having been created as an alternative in countries under Communist rule where Scouting was banned.<ref>{{cite book | first = Sebastian | last = Waack | title = Lenins Kinder: Zur Genealogie der Pfadfinder und Pioniere in Russland 1908-1924 | location = Berlin | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-3-86573-356-6}}</ref>
*The motto of the [[United States Coast Guard]], ''Semper Paratus'' or 'always ready'.<ref>{{cite web|title='Semper Paratus' (Always Ready)|url=https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/History-Heritage-Traditions/Semper-Paratus/|website=Coast Guard History - FAQ's|publisher=U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office|access-date= 2020-04-27}}</ref>
*The motto of the British Army's [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]], ''Utrinque Paratus'' or 'ready for anything'.

==Another motto mentioned in ''Scouting for Boys''==
In Part IV, Chapter VI of the first edition of ''Scouting for Boys'', Baden-Powell mentioned another Scout Motto:

{{blockquote
| quote =
A scout's motto is "Never say die till you're dead"—and if he acts up to this it will pull him out of many a bad place when everything seems to be going wrong for him. It means a mixture of pluck, patience, and strength, which we call "Endurance."
| author = [[Lieutenant-General (United Kingdom)|Lieut. Gen.]] [[Baden-Powell|Baden Powell]] [[Order of the Bath|C.B.]]
| title = ''[[Scouting for Boys]]'' (1908)
| source = {{cite book | chapter = Camp Fire Yarn —No. 17 | title =How to Grow Strong | quote =Part IV, chapter VI | page = 210}}
}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Scouting}}
*[[Scouting Round the World]]
*[[Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation#Slogan and greeting]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book | first = John S. | last = Wilson | author-link = J. S. Wilson | date = 1959 | title = Scouting Round the World | edition = First |publisher = Blandford Press |url=https://archive.org/details/scoutingroundwor0000unse/page/n5/mode/2up }}
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