Scout Motto
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The Scout Motto of the Scout Movement, in various languages, has been used by millions of Scouts around the world since 1907. Most of the member organisations of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) share this same motto.
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[edit] Baden-Powell on "Be Prepared"
In English, this motto is most commonly Be Prepared, and it is no coincidence that this motto can be shortened to B. P. and Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the movement, used to shorten his surname into B.-P.
In the third part of Scouting for Boys Robert Baden-Powell explains the meaning of the phrase:
The Scout Motto 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.[1]
"To do the right thing at the right moment" can be extreme:
- "Where a man has gone so far as to attempt suicide, a Scout should know what to do with him."[2]
- "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"[3]
Also, the first handbook for Girl Guides, How Girls Can Help to Build Up the Empire by Agnes and Robert Baden-Powell, similarly explains:
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.[4]
(The "other Guides" of this quote are the Khyber Guide Regiment.)
[edit] Acrostic
Hilary Saint George Saunders' book The Left Handshake: The Boy Scout Movement during the War, 1939-1945 had the first letter of each chapter spell out the Scout motto. The chosen words are: Bravery, Enterprise, Purpose, Resolution, Endurance, Partnership, Assurance, Reformation, Enthusiasm and Devotion.[5]
[edit] Motto in various languages
- Note-many languages have masculine and feminine forms of words-where gender changes the Scout Motto, differences are reflected here. Regional languages within a country are marked with a (*).
country | language | Boy Scouts | Girl Guides or Girl Scouts | organizational variant | meaning (if other than Be Prepared) | transliteration or pronunciation |
Afghanistan | Pashto | Tayar Osay | Tayar Osay | |||
Albania | Albanian | Ji Gati | Pergatitu | Always Prepared | Ji Gati | |
Algeria | Arabic | كن مستعدين | [kun mustʌʕidʌn] | |||
Andorra | Catalan | Sempre a punt | Sempre a punt | Sempre a punt | ||
Angola | Portuguese | Sempre alerta! | Sempre alerta! | Always alert! | Sempre alerta | |
American Samoa | Samoan | please add Samoan language variant | please add Samoan language variant | |||
Argentina | Spanish | Siempre Listo! | Siempre Lista! | Always Prepared | Siempre Listo | |
Armenia | Armenian | Միշտ պատրաստ | Միշտ պատրաստ | Partsratsir Partsratsour | Always Ready, Elevate Yourself and Others with You | Misht Badrast |
Aruba | Papiamento | Wees Bereid | Wees Bereid | Wees Bereid | ||
Australia | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Austria | German | Allzeit bereit! | Allzeit bereit! | Always Prepared | Allzeit bereit | |
Azerbaijan | Azeri | Daima Hazır | Daima Hazır | |||
The Bahamas | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Bahrain | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Kun Musta'idan | |||
Bangladesh | Bengali | সেবার জন্য সদা প্রস্তুত থাকতে যথাসাধ্য চেষ্টা করা | সদা প্রস্তুত | Do your best to be prepared for service | Sebar jannoa sada prastut thakte jathasadhya chesta kara; Sada prastut | |
Barbados | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Belarus | Belarusian | Напагатове! | Будзь гатоў!, Будь готов! | Napahatove, Budz' Hatoǔ | ||
Belgium | Dutch, French | Wees Paraat!, Sois Prêt! | Wees Paraat!, Sois Prêt! | Wees Paraat!, Sois Prêt! | Always Prepared! | Wees Paraat, Sois Prêt |
Belize | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Benin | French | Toujours Prêt! | Toujours Prête! | Always Prepared! | Toujours Prêt | |
Bhutan | Dzongkha | please add Dzongkha language variant | please add Dzongkha language variant | |||
Bolivia | Spanish | Siempre Listo! | Siempre Lista! | Always Prepared! | Siempre Listo | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian | Буди спреман! | Budi Spreman | |||
Botswana | Tswana | Nna oi pokoulse! | Nna o ipaakantse! | Nna oi pokoulse | ||
Brazil | Portuguese | Sempre Alerta! | Semper Parata! (Latin) | Always Alert | Sempre Alerta | |
Brunei | Malay | Selalu Bersedia! | Selalu Sedia! | Selalu Bersedia | ||
Bulgaria | Bulgarian | Бъди Готов | Бъди Готова | Bădi gotov | ||
Burkina Faso | French | Prêt à servir | Prête à servir | Ready to Serve | Prêt à servir | |
Burma | Burmese | ever ready | A-sin-thint | |||
Burundi | Kirundi | Ube Maso | Toujours prête à servir | Always Ready to Serve | Ube Maso | |
Cambodia | Khmer | ត្រៀមខ្លួន | ត្រៀមខ្លួន | Triam Kloun | ||
Cameroon | French | Sois Prêt! | Sois Prête! | Sois Prêt | ||
Canada | English, French | Be Prepared! | Be Prepared!, Toujours Prêt! | Sois Prêt! | Always Ready | Sois Prêt |
*Nunavut | Netsilik Inuit | ᐃᔈᓗᐊᖖᓯᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᓗᑎᑦ | ᐃᔈᓗᐊᖖᓯᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᓗᑎᑦ | |||
Cape Verde | Portuguese | Alerta | Alert | Alerta | ||
Central African Republic | French | Toujours Prêt | Always Prepared | Toujours Prêt | ||
Chad | French | Toujours Prêt! | Toujours Prêtes! | Always Prepared | Toujours Prêt | |
Chile | Spanish | ¡Siempre Listo! | ¡Siempre Lista! | Always Ready | Siempre Listo | |
Republic of China (Taiwan) | Standard Mandarin | 準備 | 準備 | Prepared | Joen bey | |
*Tibet (PRC) | Tibetan | gtan gyi thugs rje | gtan gyi thugs rje | gtan gyi thugs rje | ||
*Xinjiang (PRC) | Uyghur | تەييار بول | تەييار بول | Teyyar Bol | ||
Colombia | Spanish | Siempre Listo! | Siempre Lista! | Always Ready | Siempre Listo | |
Comoros | Swahili | Uwe Tayari | Uwe Tayari | |||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | French | Sois Prêt | Toujours Prêt | Always Prepared | Sois Prêt | |
Republic of the Congo | French | Sois Prêt | Toujours Prêt | Always Prepared | Sois Prêt | |
Cook Islands | Cook Islands Māori | Kia vai teateamamao! | Kia vai teateamamao! | Kia vai teateamamao | ||
Costa Rica | Spanish | Siempre listos para servir | Always ready to serve | Siempre listos para servir | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | French | Sois Prêt! | Toujours Prêt!, Prête à servir | Toujours Prêt! | Always Prepared, Ready to Serve | Sois Prêt |
Croatia | Croatian | Budi Pripraven! | Uvijek spreman! | Budi Pripraven | ||
Cuba | Spanish | Siempre Listo | Always Ready | Siempre Listo | ||
Cyprus | Greek | Έσo έτοιμος! | Ésso étimi! | Ésso étimos | ||
Czech Republic | Czech | Buď připraven | Buď připraven | |||
Denmark | Danish | Vær beredt! | Vær beredt! | Værn og tjen! | Protect and Serve | Vær beredt |
Djibouti | Somali | Diyaar Ahaaw | Diyaar Ahaaw | Diyaar Ahaaw | ||
Dominica | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Dominican Republic | Spanish | Siempre listo! | Siempre lista! | Always ready | Siempre listo, Siempre lista | |
East Timor | Tetum | please add Tetum language variant | please add Tetum language variant | |||
Ecuador | Spanish | Siempre listo! | Siempre listas! | Always Ready | Siempre listo | |
Egypt | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Koony mostaeda! | Kun Musta'idan | ||
El Salvador | Spanish | Siempre Listo | Siempre Listas | Always Prepared | Siempre Listo, Siempre Listas | |
Equatorial Guinea | Spanish, French | Toujours Prêt | Siempre Listo | Always Prepared, Always Ready | Toujours Prêt | |
Eritrea | Tigrinya | please add Tigrinya language variant | please add Tigrinya language variant | |||
Estonia | Estonian | Ole Valmis! | Ole Valmis! | Ole Valmis | ||
Ethiopia | Amharic | ዝግጁ | Ready | [zə.ɡə.dʒu] | ||
Faroe Islands | Faroese | Ver til reiðar | ||||
Fiji | Fijian | Tu Vakarau, Meda Tu Vakarau, or Tu Vakarau ena Vei Gauna | Tu Vakarau, Meda Tu Vakarau, or Tu Vakarau ena Vei Gauna | Tu Vakarau, Meda Tu Vakarau, Tu Vakarau ena Vei Gauna | ||
Finland | Finnish | Ole Valmis! | Ole Valmis! | Var redo! | Ole Valmis | |
France | French | Sois Prêt! | Toujours Prête! | Toujours Prêt! | Always Prepared | Sois Prêt |
French Polynesia | Tahitian | please add Tahitian language variant | please add Tahitian language variant | |||
Gabon | French | Toujours Prêt | Always Ready | Toujours Prêt | ||
Gambia | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Georgia | Georgian | იყავი მზად | იყავი მზად | ikavi mzad | ||
Germany | German | Allzeit bereit! | Allzeit bereit! | Allzeit bereit | ||
Ghana | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Greece | Greek | Έσo έτοιμος! | Ésso étimi! | Ésso étimos | ||
Greenland | Kalaallisut | please add Kalaallisut language variant | please add Kalaallisut language variant | |||
Grenada | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Guam | Chamorro | please add Chamorro language variant | please add Chamorro language variant | |||
Guatemala | Spanish | Siempre listo para servir | Siempre lista! | Always prepared to serve | Siempre listo para servir | |
Guinea | French | Sois Prêt | Sois Prêt | |||
Guinea-Bissau | Portuguese | Sempre Alerta | Sempre Alerta | |||
Guyana | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Haiti | French | Etre Prêt! | Etre Prête! | Etre Prêt! | ||
Honduras | Spanish | Siempre Listo | Always Prepared | |||
Hong Kong | Standard Cantonese | 準備 | 準備 | Joen bey | ||
Hungary | Hungarian | Légy Résen! | Jó Munkát! | Légy Résen | ||
Iceland | Iceland | Ávallt viðbúinn! | Ávallt viðbúinn! | Always Prepared | Ávallt viðbúinn | |
India | Hindi | तैयार | Always Prepared | Taiyar | ||
Indonesia | Indonesian | Sentiasa Bersedia | Sentiasa Bersedia | |||
Iraq | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Kun Musta'idan | |||
Iran | Persian | آماده باش | Aamaadeh Baash | |||
Ireland | Irish | Bí ullamh! | Bí ullamh! | Bí ullamh | ||
Israel | Modern Hebrew | היה נכון | heye nachon | |||
Italy | Italian, Latin | Sii Preparato! | Si Preparita! | Latin Estote Parati is also often used | Sii Preparato | |
Jamaica | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Japan | Japanese | そなえよつねに | そなえよつねに | Sonae-yo tsuneni | ||
Jordan | Arabic | و أعدوا | Wa ai'doo | |||
Kazakhstan | Kazakh | Дайын бол! | Дайын бол! | Будь готов! | Dayyin Bol | |
Kenya | Swahili | Uwe Tayari! | Uwe Tayari! | Uwe Tayari | ||
Kiribati | Gilbertese | Mena tauraoi | Mena tauraoi | Mena tauraoi | ||
South Korea | Korean | ㅈㅜㄴㅂㅣ | ㅈㅜㄴㅂㅣ | Preparation | Junbi | |
Kuwait | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Kun Musta'idan | |||
Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz | Даяр Бол | Даяр Бол | Будь готов | Dayar Bol | |
Laos | Lao | ຕຣຽມພຣ້ອມ | Prepared | /tliaːm˨ pʰlɔːm˦˩/ | ||
Latvia | Latvian | Esi Modrs!; response Arvien Modrs!, Always Watchful! | Esi Modra!; response Arvien Modra!, Always Watchful! | Be Watchful | Esi Modrs | |
Lebanon | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Être Prête! | Kun Musta'idan | ||
Lesotho | Sotho | Dula O Lokile | Dula O Lokile | Dula O Lokile | ||
Liberia | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Libya | Arabic | و أعدوا | Wa a'eddou | |||
Liechtenstein | German | Allzeit bereit! | Allzeit bereit! | Always Prepared! | Allzeit bereit | |
Lithuania | Lithuanian | Budek | Budek | |||
Luxembourg | Luxembourgish | Ëmmer bereet! | Ëmmer bereet! | Trei zum Land! | Loyal to the country | Trei zum Land |
Macau | Standard Cantonese | 準備 | 準備 | Joen bey | ||
Republic of Macedonia | Macedonian | Биди Спремен | Bidi Spremen | |||
Madagascar | Malagasy | Vonona hatrany hatrany! | Vonona hatrany hatrany! | Toujours Prêt!, Prêt! | Always Prepared | Vonona hatrany hatrany |
Malawi | Chichewa | Konzekerani | Konzekerani | Konzekerani | ||
Malaysia | Malay | Sentiasa Bersedia! | Selalu sedia! | Sentiasa Bersedia | ||
Maldives | Divehi | އަބަދުވެސް ތައްޔާރްށް | އަބަދުވެސް ތައްޔާރްށް | Abadhuves Thayyarah | ||
Mali | French | Sois Prêt | Sois Prêt | |||
Malta | Maltese | Kun lest! | Kun lesta! | Kun lest | ||
Northern Marianas | Chamorro | please add Chamorro language variant | please add Chamorro language variant | |||
Marshall Islands | Marshallese | please add Marshallese language variant | please add Marshallese language variant | |||
Mauritania | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Kun Musta'idan | |||
Mauritius | French | Sois Prêt | Sois Prêt | |||
Mexico | Spanish | Siempre Listo! | Bien Preparadas! | Always Prepared, Well Prepared | Siempre Listo | |
Federated States of Micronesia | Ulithian, Woleaian, Yapese, Pohnpeian, Kosraean, and Chuukese | please add Ulithian, Woleaian, Yapese, Pohnpeian, Kosraean, and Chuukese language variant | please add Ulithian, Woleaian, Yapese, Pohnpeian, Kosraean, and Chuukese language variant | |||
Moldova | Romanian | Gata Oricând | Always Ready | Gata Oricând | ||
Monaco | French | Scouts Toujours Prêt | Être Prête! | Scouts Always Ready | Scouts Toujours Prêt | |
Mongolia | Mongolian | Хэзээд бэлхэн! | Бэлэн бол! | Become prepared, (I am) ready forever | Belen Bol, Hezeed belhen | |
Montenegro | Montenegrin | Буди спреман | Budi Spreman | |||
Morocco | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Sois Prêt! | Kun Musta'idan | ||
Mozambique | Portuguese | Sempre alerta! | Sempre alerta! | Always alert! | Sempre alerta | |
Namibia | Afrikaans, English, German | Be Prepared! | Wees geréed! | Seid bereit! | Wees geréed | |
Nauru | Nauruan | please add Nauruan language variant | please add Nauruan language variant | |||
Nepal | Nepalese | तयार होऊ | तयार होऊ | Tayar Hou | ||
Netherlands | Dutch | Weest Paraat! | Wees Bereid! | |||
Netherlands Antilles | Papiamento | Sea prepará! | Sea prepará! | Weest Paraat! | Sea prepará | |
New Caledonia | French | Sois Prêt! | Toujours Prête! | Toujours Prêt! | Always Prepared | Sois Prêt |
New Zealand | Māori | please add Māori language variant | please add Māori language variant | |||
Nicaragua | Spanish | Siempre Listos! | Siempre Activas! | Always Prepared, Always Active | Siempre Listos | |
Niger | Hausa, Zarma | please add Hausa language, Zarma language variant | please add Hausa language, Zarma language variant | |||
Nigeria | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Niue | Niuean | Kia mautali | Kia mautali | |||
Norway | Norwegian | Vær Beredt! | Vær Beredt! | answered Alltid Beredt! | Always Prepared | Vær Beredt |
Oman | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Kun Musta'idan | |||
Pakistan | Urdu | ١ڶمستعد | Teyar raho! | Ready or Prepared | Almustaid | |
Palau | Palauan | please add Palauan language variant | please add Palauan language variant | |||
Palestinian Authority | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Kun Musta'idan | |||
Panama | Spanish | Siempre Listo! | Siempre Listas! | Always Prepared! | Siempre Listo | |
Papua New Guinea | Tok Pisin | Stap redi | Stap redi | Stap redi | ||
Paraguay | Spanish | Siempre Listo! | Siempre Lista! | Always Prepared! | Siempre Listo | |
Peru | Spanish | Siempre Listo! | Estar Preparadas! | Always Prepared! | Siempre Listo | |
Philippines | Tagalog | Laging Handâ! | Laging Handâ! | Always Prepared! | Laging Handâ | |
*Zamboanga | Chavacano | Pirmi Alisto! | Pirmi Alisto! | Always Prepared! | Pirmi Alisto | |
Poland | Polish | Czuwaj! | Czuwaj! | Watch! (imp.) | Czuwaj | |
Portugal | Portuguese | Sempre alerta! | Sempre alerta! | Sempre alerta | ||
Puerto Rico | Spanish | Estar Preparados! | Siempre Lista | |||
Qatar | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Kun Musta'idan | |||
Romania | Romanian | Gata Oricând! | Fi Pregatit(a)! | Always Ready | Gata Oricând | |
Russia | Russian | Будь готов! | Будь готова! | Bud' gotov | ||
*Tuva | Tuvan | Бэлэн бол! | Бэлэн бол! | Become prepared | Belen Bol | |
*Yakutia | Sakha | Бэлэм буол! | Бэлэм буол! | Belem Buol | ||
Rwanda | Kinyarwanda | Ube Maso! | Toujours Prête! | Ube Maso | ||
Saint Christopher and Nevis | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Saint Lucia | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Samoa | Samoan | please add Samoan language variant | please add Samoan language variant | |||
San Marino | Italian | Sii Preparato | ||||
São Tomé and Príncipe | Portuguese | Sempre alerta! | Sempre alerta! | Sempre alerta | ||
Saudi Arabia | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Kun Musta'idan | |||
Senegal | French | Toujours tout droit | Always Do Right | Toujours tout droit | ||
Serbia | Serbian | Буди спреман | Budi Spreman | |||
Seychelles | French | Sois Prêt | Sois Prêt | |||
Sierra Leone | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Singapore | Malay | Bersedia! | Selalu sedia! | Bersedia | ||
Slovakia | Slovakian | Buď Pripravený | Buď Pripravený | |||
Slovenia | Slovenian | Bodi pripravljen! | Vedno pripravljen! | Z naravo k boljšemu človeku! | With Nature to a Better Person | Bodi pripravljen |
Solomon Islands | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Somalia | Somali | Diyaar Ahaaw | Diyaar Ahaaw | Diyaar Ahaaw | ||
South Africa | Afrikaans, English, | Be Prepared! | Wees geréed! | Wees geréed | ||
Spain | Spanish | Siempre listos! | Siempre listos! | always ready | Siempre listos | |
Sri Lanka | Sinhalese, Tamil | සූදානම්ව!, தயார்! | Sudhanamva sittinna! | Sudhanamva, Thayaar | ||
Sudan | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Kun Musta'idan | |||
Suriname | Dutch, Sranan Tongo | Weest Paraat!, Sete sete! | Be Ready | Weest Paraat | ||
Swaziland | Swazi | Hlala ulungele! | Hlala ulungele! | Hlala ulungele | ||
Sweden | Sweden | Var redo! - Alltid redo! | Var redo! | Be Prepared, Always Prepared | Var redo, Alltid redo | |
Switzerland | German, French, Italian, Romansh | Allzeit bereit!, Toujours Prêt!, Adina Pronto! | Allzeit bereit!, Toujours Prête!, Adina Pronta! | Allzeit bereit, Toujours Prête, Adina Pronta | ||
Syria | Arabic | و أعدوا | Wa-a-iddoo | |||
Tajikistan | Tajik | Тайёр бош | Тайёр бош | Будь готов! | Taiyor bosh | |
Tanzania | Swahili | Uwe Tayari! | Uwe Tayari! | Uwe Tayari | ||
Thailand | Thai | จงเตรียมพร้อม | Triam prom smer! | Better to die than to lie | Triam prom smer | |
Togo | French | Toujours Prêt! | Toujours Prête! | Toujours Prête | ||
Tokelau | Tokelauan | please add Tokelauan language variant | please add Tokelauan language variant | |||
Tonga | Tongan | Toka mateuteu | Toka mateuteu | toka mateuteu | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Tunisia | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Daimen mostaed! | Sois Prêt! | Kun Musta'idan | |
Turkey | Turkish | Daima Hazır! | Daima Hazırız!, İzci daima Hazırdır! | Always Prepared | Daima Hazır | |
Turkmenistan | Turkmen | Daima Hazır! | Daima Hazırız! | Будь готов | Always Prepared | Daima Hazır |
Tuvalu | Tuvaluan | please add Tuvaluan language variant | please add Tuvaluan language variant | |||
Uganda | Swahili | Uwe Tayari! | Uwe Tayari! | Uwe Tayari | ||
Ukraine | Ukrainian | Будь Готовий! | Будь Готовий! | СКОБ! an acronym for Сильно! Красно! Обережно! Бистро! | With Strength! With Beauty! With Care! With Speed! | Bud' Hotovyi, Skob |
United Arab Emirates | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Daimen mostaed! | Kun Musta'idan | ||
United Kingdom | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
United States | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
*Hawaii | Hawaiian | Hoʻomākaukau! | Hoʻomākaukau! | E ho’omakaukau | ||
Uruguay | Spanish | Siempre Listo! | Siempre Lista! | Always Prepared | Siempre Listo | |
Uzbekistan | Uzbek | Tayyor bo‘l, Тайёр бўл | Tayyor bo‘l, Тайёр бўл | Будь готов | Tayor Bol | |
Vanuatu | Bislama | please add Bislama language variant | please add Bislama language variant | |||
Venezuela | Spanish | Siempre Listo! | Siempre Listas! | Always Prepared | Siempre Listo | |
Vietnam | Vietnamese | Sắp Sẵn | Sắp Sẵn | Sắp Sẵn | ||
Wallis and Futuna | Fakauvea, Futunan | please add Fakauvea and Futunan language variant | please add Fakauvea and Futunan language variant | |||
Western Sahara | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Kun Musta'idan | |||
Yemen | Arabic | كن مستعدين | Kun Musta'idan | |||
Zambia | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
Zimbabwe | English | Be Prepared | Be Prepared | |||
none, used by the Skolta Esperanto Ligo | Esperanto | Estu preta | Estu preta | Estu preta | ||
none | Interlingua | Sempre Preste | Sempre Preste | Sempre Preste |
[edit] Similar mottoes in other organizations
- The motto of the Young Pioneers, Always Prepared in various national languages, the Pioneers having been created as an alternative in countries where Scouting was banned
- The motto of the Jesuits, Estote Parati in Latin
- The motto of the United States Coast Guard, Semper Paratus or ever ready.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Baden-Powell, Robert. Scouting for Boys - Campfire Yarn No. 3 - Becoming a Scout.
- ^ Baden-Powell, Robert. Scouting for Boys - Campfire Yarn No. 25 - Helping Others.
- ^ Scouting for Boys, First Publication, #5, 12 February 1908, pp. 331-332. (not in later editions)
- ^ Forbes, Cynthia. 1910... and then?.
- ^ The Left Handshake: Forward by Lord Rowallan (1997-08-03). Retrieved on 2007-05-03.