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.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Strong, More, Point, Brick
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.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Never, Security, Provide, Earner
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Lift, Pulling, Cannot, Earner
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.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Respect, Self-Respect, Doing, Temporarily
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Bring, Thrift, About, Discouraging
You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Money, Security, Sound, Establish
You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Men, Help, Big, Little Men
The difficulties and struggles of today are but the price we must pay for the accomplishments and victories of tomorrow.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Difficulties, Victories, Accomplishments
And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Men, Help, Doing, Permanently
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Help, Poor, Cannot, Destroying
You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Character, Independence, Destroying
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Strong, Cannot, Weakening, Strengthen
You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Character, Independence, Taking
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Brotherhood, Hatred, Cannot, Class
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.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Lose, Want, Tonight, Dollar
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.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Business, No Time, Your, Keeps
You cannot raise a man up by calling him down.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Man, Cannot, Raise, Calling
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
- William J. H. Boetcker
More, Keep, Spending, Trouble
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.
- William J. H. Boetcker
More, Different World, Merely
True religion... is giving and finding one's happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Happiness, Bringing, Lives, Finding
Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Mind, Own, Your, Beat
The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Will, Activity, Individual, Thousand
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.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Learn, Will, More, Abundant
Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself.
- William J. H. Boetcker
Success, Think, Whether, Depends
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