Intense feeling too often obscures the truth.

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.

How do you live a long life? "Take a two-mile walk every morning before breakfast."

It is organized as a fellowship of men, a system of morals, a philosophy taught by degrees through the use of symbol, story, legend, pictures, and drama. It has served as a center of union among differing backgrounds, cultures, and countries. It serves as the means of conciliating true friendship among persons, who, because of differences, must have otherwise remained at a perpetual distance.

About the meanest thing you can say about a man is that he means well.

Men often mistake notoriety for fame, and would rather be remarked for their vices and follies than not be noticed at all!

To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone.