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
ignorance doe looks
Beware of ignorance when in motion; look out for inexperience when in action, and beware of the majority when mentally poisoned with misinformation, for collective ignorance does not become wisdom.
cannot men
You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.
cannot destroying
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
cannot
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
cannot man
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
spending
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
american-president build cannot character courage initiative taking
You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.
libertarian income trouble
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income,
money men dollars
The more men, generally speaking, will do for a Dollar when they make it, the more that Dollar will do for them when they spend it.
kindness greatness
Your greatness is measured by your kindness.
needs disease diagnosis
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.
god spiritual real
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.
country people long
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?
heart trying waste
Are you appalled at existing conditions? Don't waste your energy trying to change conditions from without! Change the Human Heart from within.