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

“A Mason is a person who is a free thinker, who does not accept anything without examination, who tests everything by his own reason, and who follows the dictates of his own conscience.”

“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.”

“I have been a Freemason for many years and am proud of it.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“To myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.”