Top 20 Best Freemasons Quotes (Masonic Quotes)

Last Updated on October 22, 2024 by The Unbounded Thinker

Many people today are curious to know to know more about Freemasons. People want to understand Freemasons’ philosophy and their way of life. I decided to satisfy this curiosity by sharing quotes by Freemasons or authors who have discussed Freemasons in their books.

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‘Freemasonry is a science of symbols, in which, by their proper study, a search is instituted after truth, that truth consisting in the knowledge of the divine and human nature of God and the human Soul.’- Albert Mackey
‘The predominant idea of the deity, in the masonic system, connects him with his creative and formative power.’- Albert Mackey
‘All [Masons] unite in declaring it to be a system of morality, by the practice of which its members may advance their spiritual interest, and mount by the theological ladder from the Lodge on earth to the Lodge in heaven.’- Albert Mackey
‘Life is a labyrinth through which we would wander blindly were it not for an All-Seeing Eye that watches over us and an All-Powerful Hand that guides us on our way.’-Anonymous
‘So important, indeed, is it (Light), and so much does it pervade with its influence the whole Masonic system, that Freemasonry itself anciently received, among other appellations, that of Lux, or Light, to signify that it is to be regarded as that sublime doctrine of Divine Truth by which the path of him who has attained it is to be illuminated in his pilgrimage of life.’- Albert Mackey
‘Idleness is the burial of a living man. For an idle person is so useless to any purposes of God and man, that he is like one who is dead, unconcerned in the changes and necessities of the world; and he only lives to spend his time, and eat the fruits of the earth. Like a vermin or a wolf, when his time comes, he dies and perishes, and in the meantime is nought. He neither ploughs nor carries burdens: all that he does is either unprofitable or mischievous.’ – Albert Pike
‘To sleep little, and to study much; to say little, and to hear and think much; to learn, that we may be able to do, and then to do, earnestly and vigorously, whatever may be required of us by duty, and by the good of our fellows, our country, and mankind, – these are the duties of every Mason who desires to imitate the Master Khūrūm.’- Albert Pike
‘We hold that God has so ordered matters in this beautiful and harmonious, but mysteriously-governed Universe, that one great mind after another will arise, from time to time, as such are needed, to reveal to men the truths that are wanted, and the amount of truth than can be borne. He so arranges, that nature and the course of events shall send men into the world, endowed with that higher mental and moral organization, in which grand truths, and sublime gleams of spiritual light will spontaneously and inevitably arise. These speak to men by inspiration.’ – Albert Pike
‘The Mason believes that God has arranged this glorious but perplexing world with a purpose, and on a plan. He holds that every man sent upon this earth, and especially every man of superior capacity, has a duty to perform, a mission to fulfill, a baptism to be baptized with; that every great and good man possesses some portion of God’s truth, which he must proclaim to the world, and which must bear fruit in his own bosom. In a true and simple sense, he believes all the pure, wise, and intellectual to be inspired, and to be so for the instruction, advancement, and elevation of mankind.’ – Albert Pike
“A Mason is also advised to regard himself as a mortal temple in which a spiritual force abides. He is warned against the practice of intemperance or excess which will reflect dishonor upon himself and upon the fraternity.” – William A. Carpenter
“On no account are you to injure a brother, or to see him injured, but you are to apprise him of all approaching dangers and consider his interest as inseparable from your own.”- William A. Carpenter
“Your earthly life as a Mason should move and have its being within a circle of divine life, law and love that surrounds and sustains it.”- William A. Carpenter
“A man never goes so far as when he does not know where he is going.” – Oliver Cromwell
“All the knowledge we have of nature depends upon facts; for without observations and experiments our natural philosophy would only be a science of terms and an unintelligible jargon.” – John Theophilus Desaguliers
“Upon entering the Brotherhood, an initiate begins his journey by earning a degree, or level. There are three basic degrees in Freemasonry, Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason.” – Barb Karg
“Freemasonry is enveloped in allegory, ritual, and especially symbolism. Many of the symbols the Craft used, pay homage to medieval stonemasons and include the tools of their trade. Each symbol is endowed with a certain meaning.” – Barb Karg
“Freemasonry is also an avenue by which individuals can focus on personal growth.” – Barb Karg
“The Masonic brother pledges himself to assist all other temple-builders in whatever extremity of life; and in so doing he pledges himself to every living thing, for they are all temple-builders, building more noble structures to the glory of the universal God.” – Manly. P. Hall
“Life is the span of time appointed for accomplishment. Every fleeting moment is an opportunity, and those who are great are the ones who have recognized life as the opportunity for all things.” – Manly. P. Hall
“True Freemasonry is esoteric; it is not a thing of this world. All that we have here is a link, a doorway, through which the student may pass into the unknown.” – Manly. P. Hall