Man Is Not To Be Comprehended As

Work Only Can Keep Even Kings Respectable.

We Masons Are Among The Fortunate Ones Who Are Taught To Meet Together With Others Opposing Convictions Or Competitive Ideas And Yet Respect Each Other As Brothers.

We Seem Never To Know What Any Thing Means Or Is Worth Until We Have Lost It.

Reverence For Greatness Dies Out, And Is Succeeded By Base Envy Of Greatness.

To Work With The Hands Or Brain, According To Our Requirements And Our Capacities, To Do That Which Lies Before Us To Do, Is More Honorable Than Rank And Title.