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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.
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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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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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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And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.
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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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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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Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself.
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