William J. H. Boetcker Quotes
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A man without religion or spiritual vision is like a captain who finds himself in the midst of an uncharted sea, without compass, rudder and steering wheel. He never knows where he is, which way he is going and where he is going to land.
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Think in the name of Almighty God. We must first have a worldwide awakening of the public conscience, a spiritual revival, a moral regeneration, before there can be permanent peace and real economic recovery. To this end we do not need new laws, but a new spirit; we do not need a change of government, but a change of the human heart. There can be no peace, there will be no recovery without it. Therefore, with a change of heart, let's all make a new start.
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You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.
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If the majority of people of a country, no matter how great its natural resources, organize and conspire to get more out and put less in, to do less and get more, how long will, how long can it last?
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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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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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Men will get no more out of life than they put into it.
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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.
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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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Nations begin to dig their own graves when men talk more of human rights and less of human duties.
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Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself.
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Many modern (so-called) Reformers are just as dangerous as the physician who makes a wrong diagnosis of a disease. They see the trouble from without and prescribe external remedies, while the cause of the trouble is within and needs internal treatment.
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Are you appalled at existing conditions? Don't waste your energy trying to change conditions from without! Change the Human Heart from within.
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Your greatness is measured by your kindness.
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The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.
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If you wish to succeed in managing and controlling others - learn to manage and control yourself.
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We will never have real safety and security for wage earners unless we provide for safety and security for the wage payers and wage savers.
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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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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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Every so often we hear people clamor for a change. Let's change the Constitution, change the form of Government, change everything for better or worse except to change the only thing that needs changing first: The human heart and our standard of success and human values.
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If you want to know how rich you really are, find out what would be left of you tomorrow if you should lose every dollar you own tonight.
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The more you learn what to do with yourself, and the more you do for others, the more you will learn to enjoy the abundant life.
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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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No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome difficulties and prepared to assume responsibilities.