There are greater and better things in us all, than the world takes account of, or than we take note of; if we would but find them out.
Albert PikeThat which we do for ourselves dies with us โฆ that which we do for others lives forever.
Albert PikeThe common right is nothing more or less than the protection of all, pouring its rays on each. This protection of each by all, is Fraternity.
Albert PikeIt is not in the books of the Philosophers, but in the religious symbolism of the Ancients, that we must look for the footprints of Science, and re-discover the Mysteries of Knowledge.
Albert PikeHe who endeavors to serve, to benefit, and improve the world, is like a swimmer, who struggles against a rapid current, in a river lashed into angry waves by the winds. Often they roar over his head, often they beat him back and baffle him. Most men yield to the stress of the current... Only here and there the stout, strong heart and vigorous arms struggle on toward ultimate success.
Albert Pike