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And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.

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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You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot lift the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer. You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending
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What a pleasure life would be to live if everybody would try to do only half of what he expects others to do.
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Most men believe that it would benefit them if they could get a little from those who have more. How much more would it benefit them if they would learn a little from those who know more.
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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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If your business keeps you so busy that you have no time for anything else, there must be something wrong either with you or with your business.
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It is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right.
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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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You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.
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A man is judged by the company he keeps, and a company is judged by the men it keeps, and the people of Democratic nations are judged by the type and caliber of officers they elect.
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Better to be a strong man with a weak point, than to be a weak man without a strong point. A diamond with a flaw is more valuable that a brick without a flaw.
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No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome difficulties and prepared to assume responsibilities.
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Never mind what others do do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.
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That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.
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For the self-development of men and women it is absolutely necessary that they should be alone with themselves at least one hour each day-to get the blessings of solitude.
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If you wish to succeed in managing and controlling others - learn to manage and control yourself.
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What a different world this would be if people would listen to those who know more and not merely try to get something from those who have more.
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You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
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You can succeed if nobody else believes it, but you will never succeed if you don't believe in yourself.
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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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