Things are more like they are now than they have ever been. – Gerald R. Ford

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists in the circulation of their blood. – Logan Pearsall Smith

Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep insights can be winnowed from deep nonsense. – Carl Sagan

I read these together on google’s start page and I thought what set of words could more aptly describe the current state of masonry?

More Quotes!

I’ve had some requests for more masonic quotations and links to more from several visitors, so I am happy to oblige.

Another note concerning one of the questions I received. These quotes aren’t necessarily from Masons, but the content speaks often to Masonic themes. Masonry is everywhere, and all one has to do is look to see it in action.

No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will still pretty much depend on the weather. - Michael Pritchard

Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything. - Sydney Smith

When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not encountered the problem of parking his automobile. - Bob Edwards

By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong. - Charles Wadsworth

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use. - Soren Kierkegaard

Other thoughts

• The seeds of greatness are planted within each of us. Masonry instructs men in their proper cultivation.