A true friend unbosoms freely, Advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably. -William Penn
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We are committed to excellence in our lives and we are not willing to compromise ourselves for the sake of popularity. One time, the great German mathematician, Karl Gustav Jacobi, was asked why he decided to spend his life at work in such an obscure field. He replied, "For the honor of the human spirit." That is the reason why we, as Masons, give our lives affirming our beliefs in moral conduct, brotherhood and compassion. We do it for the honor of the human spirit. -Stanley F. Maxwell
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An open foe may prove a curse, but a pretend friend is worse. -Author Unknown
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As Americans we place special emphasis on human dignity, justice and freedom. WE measure as good of bad that which meets these goals. Those high ideas have survived and flourished on this soil for two centuries since the Founding Fathers planted them because we have sustained a general public enlightenment through a free and universal public school system. -Henry C. Clausen
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If you are on a journey and the end gets further and further away, only then you will realize that life is not the end but the journey itself. -Author Unknown
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Masonry is too great an institution to have been made in a day, much less by a few men, but was a slow evolution through long time, unfolding its beauty as it grew. Indeed, it was like one of its own cathedrals which one generation of builders wrought and vanished, and another followed, until, amidst vicissitudes of time and change, of decline and revival, the order itself became a temple of Freedom and Fraternity. -J. F. Newton
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Of all the things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship. -Epicurius
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If a man does not take new acquaintances, as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man should keep his friendship in constant repair. -Samuel Johnson
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Ideas are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man in the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach you destiny. Perhaps you could get a clearer idea of our destiny if we took time out to examine our ideas, and upgraded them if necessary. What things are most important to you? If you could do anything you wanted to be, what would you be? If you could achieve a single objective in life, what would it be? -Carl Schurz
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Faith is like a boomerang; begin using what you have and it comes back to you in greater measure. -Charles L. Allen
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As we continue to improve ourselves in Masonry, we are indeed improving life. We know from history that without ideals to guide us, the garden of a man's life will not grow into a place of beauty. -Stanley F. Maxwell
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Life's trials may be hard to bear, but patience can out live them. -Author Unknown
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WE have an American right to say: "I reject the welfare way to the lazy life and favor instead the work way to the good life. -Henry C. Clausen
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So long as we love, we serve, so long as we are loved by others, I should say that we are almost indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend. -Robert Louis Stevenson
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To believe that this world of today is really from God, in God, and unto God, you must know that God gave us the capacity to think, learn, and build only that of which he wishes us too. -WRF
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There is no joy to be had from retirement except by some kind of productive work. Otherwise, you degenerate into talking to everybody about your pains and pills and income tax. Any oldster who keeps at even part time work has something worthwhile talking about. He has zest for the morning paper and his three meals a day. The point of all this is not to retire from work or you will shrivel up into a nuisance to all mankind. -Brother Senator Dirksen
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To lose faith in our fellow men is the unforgivable sin. -John Dewey
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Promises may get friends, but performance keeps them. -Author Unknown
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What is brotherhood? It is the wisdom of Lincoln and the warmth of Gandhi. It is the humility of Jesus, the humbleness of Mohammed, and the humanitarianism of Confucius. It is Catholic and Protestant and Jew living together in peacefulness and harmony. It is Italian and Dane and Bulgarian and Pole working side by side on the job and sitting shoulder to shoulder in the union hall searching for ways to advance the common good. It is the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount. It is the Bible, the Talmud, and the Koran. It is the essence of all wisdom of all the ages distilled into a single word. But equally is it the understanding of neighbors and friends who sorrow at your misfortunes and rejoice at your triumph. You can not see brotherhood; neither can you hear it nor taste it. But you can feel it a hundred times a day. It is the pat on the back when things look gloomy. It is the smile of encouragement when the way seems hard. It is the helping hand when the burden becomes unbearable. -Peter E. Trezick
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All work, even cotton-spinning, is noble; work is alone noble. -Carlyle
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