Famous Freemason Quotes

Famous Freemason Quotes

"Masonic labor is purely a labor of love. He who seeks to draw Masonic wages in gold and silver will be disappointed. The wages of a Mason are earned and paid in their dealings with one another; sympathy that begets sympathy, kindness begets kindness, helpfulness begets helpfulness, and these are the wages of a Mason." - Brother Benjamin Franklin

"The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. - Brother Mark Twain

"A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people." - Brother Will Rogers

"Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that." Brother Norman Vincent Peale

"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." – Brother Franklin D. Roosevelt

"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." – Brother Benjamin Franklin

“Freemasonry embraces the highest moral laws and will bear the test of any system of ethics or philosophy ever promulgated for the uplift of man.” – Brother Douglas MacArthur

“There is no doubt in my mind that Masonry is the cornerstone of America.”
- Brother Dave Thomas
 Founder of Wendy’s International

“I’ve always followed my father’s advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble.” – Brother John Wayne

“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” – Brother Oscar Wilde

“I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.” – Brother Winston S. Churchill

“If the government is big enough to give you everything you want, it is big enough to take away everything you have.” - Brother Gerald R. Ford

“Courage is the first of human qualities, because it is the quality which guarantees all the others.” –Brother Winston Churchill

“The grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.” – Brother George Washington

“Freemasonry is an institution calculated to benefit mankind.” – Brother Andrew Jackson

“Freemasonry is an order whose leading star is philanthropy, and whose principles inculcate an unceasing devotion to the cause of virtue and morality.” – Brother La Fayette

"Although I hold the highest civil honour in the world, I have always regarded my rank and title as a Past Grand Master of Masons the greatest honour that had ever come to me." – Brother Harry S. Truman

"We represent a fraternity which believes in justice and truth and honourable action in your community... men who are endeavouring to be better citizens... to make a great country greater. This is the only institution in the world where we can meet on the level all sorts of people who want to live rightly." – Brother Harry S. Truman

"So far as I am acquainted with the principles and doctrines of Freemasonry, I conceive it to be founded in benevolence and to be exercised for the good of mankind " – Brother George Washington

"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." – Brother Harry S Truman

"Good judgment comes from from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." – Brother Will Rogers

"God heals and the Doctor takes the fee." – Brother Benjamin Franklin

"The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes." – Brother Winston Churchill

"If you are going through hell, keep going."- Brother Winston Churchill

“We have all the light we need, we just need to put it in practice.“ – Brother Albert Pike