Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Observations from 1916...

This was posted to a message board by my simple living/frugal hero, Diana in Wisconsin.

Enjoy!

The Ten Cannots

* You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.

* You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

* You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.

* You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.

* You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.

* You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.

* You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.

* You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.

* You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.

* And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.

- William J. H. Boetcker, 1916.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Still true today! I'm going to print this out and post it on our bulletin board; thanks.
So glad you are all settled in and meeting people.
Cindy