“You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man’s initiative and independence.”– William Boetcker Related Quotes “It takes someone with a vision of the possibilities to attain new levels of experience. Someone with the courage to live his dreams.”– Les Brown “Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone. Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring.”– William Alexander “Every man of courage is a man of his word.”– Pierre Corneille