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It is not what people do when they work, but what they do when they don't work that causes all their troubles.
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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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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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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Seven national crimes: 1. I don't think. 2. I don't know. 3. I don't care. 4. I am too busy. 5. I leave well enough alone. 6. I have no time to read and find out. 7. I am not interested.
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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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Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself.
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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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