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“We Freemasons understand one great truth and we use it as the unifying bedrock of all else that we build: we believe in a Supreme Being, in God.”
― Distant Peaks: Masonic Meditations on the writings of Marcus Aurelius
― Distant Peaks: Masonic Meditations on the writings of Marcus Aurelius
“Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?”
― Distant Peaks: Masonic Meditations on the writings of Marcus Aurelius
― Distant Peaks: Masonic Meditations on the writings of Marcus Aurelius
“The three Great Lights will guide our steps Through life’s uncertain way, And bring us safe at length to see The bright eternal day.’ -Anon”
― Level Steps: 100 Meditations for Freemasons
― Level Steps: 100 Meditations for Freemasons
“The symbolism of Freemasonry is the symbolism of geometry: the science of the order and beauty that underlies all of creation.”
― Distant Peaks: Masonic Meditations on the writings of Marcus Aurelius
― Distant Peaks: Masonic Meditations on the writings of Marcus Aurelius
“...in proportion to our capacities, we attain to a greater or lesser degree of perfection.’ -Second Lecture, Introductory Address”
― Level Steps: 100 Meditations for Freemasons
― Level Steps: 100 Meditations for Freemasons
“We see grandeur not as an outward, ostentatious display of wealth, rank or privilege, but as an inner strength, an inner virtue that shines out from the depths of a person’s soul. To achieve this grandeur of character we must cultivate the highest standards of conduct, be true to the dictates of our conscience and, as ever, try to put into constant practice our belief in the principle of brotherly love.”
― Level Steps: 100 Meditations for Freemasons
― Level Steps: 100 Meditations for Freemasons
“This is not to suggest in any way that Aurelius might have been some kind of ‘proto-Freemason.”
― Distant Peaks: Masonic Meditations on the writings of Marcus Aurelius
― Distant Peaks: Masonic Meditations on the writings of Marcus Aurelius
“Be ready; be grateful; be happy.”
― Distant Peaks: Masonic Meditations on the writings of Marcus Aurelius
― Distant Peaks: Masonic Meditations on the writings of Marcus Aurelius
“As we aim to build something fit for the in-dwelling of Divinity, we can understand that only stability, strength and beauty will do.”
― Distant Peaks: Masonic Meditations on the writings of Marcus Aurelius
― Distant Peaks: Masonic Meditations on the writings of Marcus Aurelius
