William J. H. Boetcker
William J. H. Boetcker
William John Henry Boetckerwas an American religious leader and influential public speaker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
CountryUnited States of America
honesty men hopeless
Men must be honest with themselves before they can be honest with others. A man who is not honest with himself presents a hopeless case.
believe men worst-enemy
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.
self car initiative
What the carburetor, sparkplug and self-starter are to an automobile, initiative, private enterprise and executive ability are to industry as a whole, including the wage earner, wage payer, wage spender and wage saver, i.e., the investor. If the sparkplug and self-starter get out of commission, the car will come to a standstill.
expectations trying half
What a pleasure life would be to live if everybody would try to do only half of what he expects others to do.
libertarian-party liberty discouraging
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
strength leadership peace
And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.
leadership respect people
It is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right.
inspiration men games
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 defeat-that is the final proof of power
men effort
Men will get no more out of life than they put into it.
giving community religion
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.
libertarian sound discouraging
You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
life learning enjoy
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.
would-be tonight want
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.
men helping bigs
You cannot help the small men, by tearing down the big men.