Quotes about Boys

The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light. Robert Baden-Powell

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes. Ralph Waldo Emerson

A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim. Robert Baden-Powell

A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide. Mickey Mantle

The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. Eric Berne

There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure. Mark Twain

Boys do not grow up gradually. They move forward in spurts like the hands of clocks in railway stations. Cyril Connolly

The sweetest roamer is a boy’s young heart. George Edward Woodberry

Of all the animals, the boy is most unmanageable. Plato

A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down. Robert Benchley

A boy becomes an adult three years before his parents think he does, and about two years after he thinks he does. Lewis B. Hershey