“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.”

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

“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.”

“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 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 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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“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 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.”

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

“The divine is in the details.”