War Is A Series Of Catastrophes Which

Virtue Is But Heroic Bravery, To Do The Thing Thought To Be True, In Spite Of All Enemies Of Flesh Or Spirit, In Despite Of All Temptations Or Menaces.

We Seem Never To Know What Any Thing Means Or Is Worth Until We Have Lost It.

Masonry Is Identical With The Ancient Mysteries

Two Forms Of Government Are Favorable To The Prevalence Of Falsehood And Deceit. Under A Despotism, Men Are False, Treacherous, And Deceitful Through Fear, Like Slaves Dreading The Lash. Under A Democracy They Are So As A Means Of Attaining Popularity And Office, And Because Of The Greed For Wealth.

Let Us Drink Together, Fellows, As We Did In Days Of Yore. And Still Enjoy The Golden Hours That Fortune Has In Store; The Absent Friends Remembered Be, In All That’s Sung Or Said, And Love Immortal Consecrate The Memory Of The Dead.