“The symbol of the All-Seeing Eye in the Masonic Lodge represents the great principle of divine providence, the ultimate moral and spiritual guide for mankind.”

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

“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 light of Freemasonry is not in the eye but in the heart, not in the intellect but in the soul.”

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

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”

“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.”

“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.”

“In the field of world policy I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the good neighbor—the neighbor who resolutely respects himself and, because he does so, respects the rights of others.”

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

“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.”

“I am persuaded that it will always be my duty, as it has been my wish, to promote and encourage the principles of Freemasonry, which are founded on the noblest and most benevolent precepts.”

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

“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.”

“Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.”

“I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.”

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

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

“I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.”

“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.”

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

“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.”

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

“I’m very proud to be a Mason. It’s a brotherhood that’s concerned with truth and respect for each other.”

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

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

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

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

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”

“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.”

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

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

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

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

“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.”

“To each, there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for that which could have been their finest hour.”

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

“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 divine is in the details.”