“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 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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“To enlarge the sphere of social happiness is worthy of the benevolent design of a Masonic institution; and it is most fervently to be wished, that the conduct of every member of the fraternity, as well as those publications, that discover the principles which actuate them, may tend to convince mankind that the grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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 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.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“The divine is in the details.”