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

The best way to do anything is to do it.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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