William J. H. Boetcker Quotes (16 Quotes)

Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.

1. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. 2. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. 3. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. 4. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. 5. You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich. 6. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income. 7. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. 8. You cannot establish security on borrowed money. 9. You cannot build character and courage by taking away mens initiative and independence. 10. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

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.

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.

Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself.

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.

You cannot raise a man up by calling him down.

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.

True religion... is giving and finding one's happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others.

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.

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.

The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.

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.

The difficulties and struggles of today are but the price we must pay for the accomplishments and victories of tomorrow.

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.

The man who is worthy of being 'a leader of men' will never complain about the stupidity of his helpers, the ingratitude of mankind nor the inappreciation of the public. These are all a part of the great game of life. To meet them and overcome them and not to go down before them in disgust, discouragement or defeatthat is the final proof of power.