“Freemasonry is an ancient science of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.”

“The Mason who is in love with the beauty of the work, who delights in the search for truth, who loves his brethren, and who strives to be a better man, is the one who is a true Freemason.”

“The true Mason is not the one who is the most learned, but the one who is the most virtuous.”

“To be humble to superiors is a duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.”

“The more we can get a man to do things by a combination of skill and enterprise, the better.”

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.”

“I am not a great believer in the philosophy that says that a nation is not able to face its problems because it has not had a period of time of great change. In the course of our history we have had many great changes and we have learned how to adapt to them.”

“The Grand Architect of the Universe, the Great Creator, is always at work in the world. Freemasonry, by its teachings, helps us to understand and appreciate His handiwork.”

“Masonry is a science, a moral institution, and a philosophy which is universally applicable. It seeks to improve individuals and societies through the practice of virtue and the promotion of unity.”

“Nothing in life can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”

“The secret of happiness is the achievement of one’s own personal goals.”

“My chief regret in life is that I have not been able to save more of my friends from the paths of error.”

“The more I study, the more I am amazed at the work of the Creator.”

“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.”

“The best way to do anything is to do it.”

“I am not a great believer in the philosophy that says that a nation is not able to face its problems because it has not had a period of time of great change. In the course of our history we have had many great changes and we have learned how to adapt to them.”

“I have always considered that my chief merit lay in having had the good fortune to have had good teachers and to have had the opportunity to observe the working of the best engines.”

“Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.”

“I believe in the American dream because I have lived it.”

“I’m not in this for money. I’m in it for the art.”

“The things that make you a man are the things that make you uncomfortable.”

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”

“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”

“It is not enough to possess a knowledge of the truth; it is necessary to act upon it.”

“I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”

“We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.”

“I am not one of those who think that an unworthy piece of work can be transformed into a worthy one by a title.”

“Music, even in situations of the greatest gloom, will always help us to remember the divine.”

“The greatest composer does not sit down to write a piece of music without having an idea of the whole.”