Para o Dia do Escutismo

Escuteiro (c. 1910)

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«Be 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».

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Robert Baden-Powell.

Uma frase que me chegou hoje por e-mail

Robert Baden-Powell in South Africa (1896)

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«O caminho para se conseguir a felicidade é fazendo as outras pessoas felizes».

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Baden-Powell.

No Dia do Escoteiro (segundo a minha agenda)

Scouting for Boys (1908)

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«My belief is that we were put into this world of wonders and beauty with a special ability to appreciate them, in some cases to have the fun of taking a hand in developing them, and also in being able to help other people instead of overreaching them and, through it all, to enjoy life - that is, to be happy»
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Robert Baden-Powell.

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E, porque hoje em dia, o escotismo passou a ser para rapazes e raparigas, lembro aqui uma cena de ontem, da última temporada da Guerra dos Tronos:

Sobre a felicidade

Albert Edelfelt, Summer (1883).

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«The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others».

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Robert Baden-Powell (1940).