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You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.
William J. H. Boetcker
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William J. H. Boetcker
Age: 88 †
Born: 1873
Born: January 1
Died: 1962
Died: January 1
William John Henry Boetcker
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The difficulties and struggles of today are but the price we must pay for the accomplishments and victories of tomorrow.
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Freedom of press and freedom of speech: What a blessing for a country while in the hands of honest, patriotic men what a curse if in the hands of designing demagogues.
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Before you can write a check, you must first make out a deposit slip before you can draw money out of a bank, you must put money into a bank before you are entitled to a living, you must give the world a life if you want to make a first-class living, learn to give the world a first-class life.
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A man who tries to make the workmen believe that their employers are their natural enemies is indeed the worst enemy of workmen. For the employees of yesterday are the employers of today, and the employees of today can and will partly be the employers of tomorrow.
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When away from home always be like the kind of man you would care to take into your own home.
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True religion is not a mere doctrine, something that can be taught, but is a way of life. A life in community with God. It must be experienced to be appreciated. A life of service. A living by giving and finding one's own happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others.
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Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself.
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Confidence is the foundation for all business relations. The degree of confidence a man has in others, and the degree of confidence others have in him, determines a man's standing in the commercial and industrial world.
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