To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in our power to repay it.

The good or ill hap of a good or ill life, is the good or ill choice of a good or ill wife.

Contentment makes a poor person rich and discontent makes a rich person poor.

When I see nothing annihilated, and not even a drop of water wasted, I cannot suspect the annihilation of souls Thus finding myself to exist in the world, I believe I shall, in some shape or other, always exist; with all the inconveniences human life is liable to, I shall not object to a new edition of mine; hoping, however, that the errata of the last may be corrected.

O Lazy bones! Dost thou think God would have given thee arms and legs, if he had not design'd thou should'st use them?

It's better to swim in the sea below Than to swing in the air and feed the crow, Says jolly Ned Teach of Bristol.

Masonic ideas are the precious jewels of Speculative Masons; the should be kept bright and sparkling for all the brethren to see and to admire. As such, they should be the special care of Masonic leaders particularly those who teach and interpret the philosophy of Freemasonry.