The man with the average mentality, but with control, with a definite goal, and a clear conception of how it can be gained, and above all, with the power of application and labor, wins in the end.

The true Mason takes full responsibility for the condition of his character and ever strives for its perfection.

The true Mason always carries his working tools everywhere.

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.

Too many people don't care what happens so long as it doesn't happen to them.

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.

The precepts of the Gospel were universally the obligations of Masonry.

We can't have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.

The world is not going to be saved by legislation.

The prison that exists in a man's mind is far more difficult to escape from than anything built with brick walls and steel doors. For it is the fear of freedom that holds you inside...

It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution.

The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire

I'm not a perfectionist. I'm just very observant.

Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society.

A dead man in Spain is more alive than a dead man anywhere in the world.

I minded my own business, and, unfortunately, so did everyone else.

[Louis Brandeis] believes in natural rights of speech and liberty and the right to pursue happiness.

How distant I am from people when I am with them, and how close when they are far away.

What the market is doing is going through a correction, which it really needed. It's getting down to where it's reasonable.