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 in the dealings with one another; sympathy begets sympathy, kindness begets kindness, helpfulness begets helpfulness, and these are the wages of a Mason.

Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood.

I early found that when I worked for myself alone, myself alone worked for me; but when I worked for others also, others worked also for me.

If you want a neat wife, choose her on a Saturday.

Don't think to hunt two hares with one dog.

Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our own.

Strangers are welcome because there is room enough for them all, and therefore the old Inhabitants are not jealous of them; the Laws protect them sufficiently so that they have no need of the Patronage of great Men; and every one will enjoy securely the Profits of his Industry. But if he does not bring a Fortune with him, he must work and be industrious to live.