Duties are not performed for duty"s sake, but because their neglect would make the man uncomfortable. A man performs but one duty - the duty of contenting his spirit, the duty of making himself agreeable to himself.

Freemasonry is founded on the immutable laws of Truth and Justice and its grand object is to promote the happiness of the human race. read more

• Thought Freemasonry Founded Immutable Laws Truth Justice Its Grand Object Promote Happiness Human Race

When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. read more

• Thought Get Tight Place Everything Goes Against Till Seems Hang Minute Longer Give Up for Time Tide Turn

Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others. read more

• Business Life Exciting Business Most Lived for Others

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Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable. read more

• Thought Success Most Often Achieved by Those Failure Inevitable

Poker's the only game fit for a grown man. Then, your hand is against every man's, and every man's is against yours. read more

• Thought Poker Game Fit for Grown Man Hand Against Every Yours

Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs one step at a time. read more

• Thought Habit Flung Window by Any Man Coaxed Down Stairs Step Time

Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but Cabbage with a College Education. read more

• Thought Training Everything Peach Once Bitter Almond Cauliflower Nothing Cabbage College Education

Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over. read more

• Thought Whiskey for Drinking Water Fighting Over

When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people. read more

• Thought Person Cannot Deceive Himself Chances Against Able People

It was wonderful to find America, but it would have been more wonderful to miss it. read more

• Thought Wonderful Find America Been More Miss