It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it is easy enough to ruin it by bad laws.

With self-discipline, all things are possible

We demand that big business give the people a square deal; in return we must insist that when any one engaged in big business honestly endeavors to do right he shall himself be given a square deal.

It's not the critic who counts.

The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants.

All daring and courage, all iron endurance of misfortune-make for a finer, nobler type of manhood.

Gradually the true Mason gains experience in using these working tools and can observe subtler and subtler indications of personal flaws.