William J. H. Boetcker Quotes

Your greatness is measured by your kindness.

William J. H. Boetcker

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• We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.

  

  Yvette Clarke
  • American
  • History
  • Black

• When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.

  

  W. Somerset Maugham
  • People
  • Young
  • Kindness

• There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment.

  

  Harriet Ann Jacobs
  • Freedom
  • Control
  • Kindness

• Folklore has a moral center to it. Folklore is always, always, always on the side of the underdog, and children have a natural instinct towards justice. They feel indignation at needless cruelty and wistfulness about acts of mercy and kindness.

  

  Laura Amy Schlitz
  • Children
  • Justice
  • Moral

• There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height.

  

  Victor Hugo
  • People
  • Country
  • Man

• I always knew I was destined for greatness.

  

  Oprah Winfrey
  • Always
  • Greatness
  • Destined

• Now and then, I had moments of greatness, but I never knew how to duplicate it consistently.

  

  Ian Williams Battles
  • Moments
  • Never
  • Greatness

• My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

  

  Dalai Lama
  • Simple
  • Religion
  • Kindness

• Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life.

  

  Isaac Bashevis Singer
  • Life
  • Everything
  • Kindness

• A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.

  

  Saint Basil
  • Love
  • Man
  • Friendship

• Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.

  

  Walter Scott
  • Greatness
  • Drinking
  • Vices

• There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.

  

  Nathaniel Branden
  • Respect
  • Kindness
  • Generosity

• Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far.

  

  Barack Obama
  • Good
  • America
  • Democracy

• When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness.

  

  Walter Isaacson
  • Truth
  • Balance
  • Kindness

• Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

  

  Samuel Johnson
  • Power
  • Kindness
  • Our

• With both kids, I started working out again at 16 days postpartum, but I treated myself with kindness, doing mild workouts, because my fitness level was lower.

  

  Gabrielle Reece
  • Kids
  • Myself
  • Kindness

• Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

  

  Dalai Lama
  • Compassion
  • Kindness

• Only in America can someone start with nothing and achieve the American Dream. That's the greatness of this country.

  

  Rafael Cruz
  • Country
  • American
  • America

• Good fortune will elevate even petty minds, and give them the appearance of a certain greatness and stateliness, as from their high place they look down upon the world; but the truly noble and resolved spirit raises itself, and becomes more conspicuous in times of disaster and ill fortune.

  

  Plutarch
  • World
  • Good
  • High

• Love and kindness are the very basis of society. If we lose these feelings, society will face tremendous difficulties; the survival of humanity will be endangered.

  

  Dalai Lama
  • Society
  • Humanity
  • Kindness

• Perhaps in our presence, the most heroic deed on earth is done in some silent spirit, the loftiest purpose cherished, the most generous sacrifice made, and we do not suspect it. I believe this greatness to be most common among the multitude, whose names are never heard.

  

  William Ellery Channing
  • Believe
  • Done
  • Earth

• I think a man is a man, and a man has a hairy chest, so let that be!

  

  Yvonne Strahovski
  • Think
  • Man
  • Hairy

• Your greatness is measured by your kindness.

  

  William J. H. Boetcker
  • Kindness
  • Greatness