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What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.

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Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Albert Pike (1899). “Ex Corde Locutiones...: Words from the Heart Spoken of His Dead Brethren...”

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Fictions are necessary for the people, and the Truth becomes deadly to those who are not strong enough to contemplate it in all its brilliance. In fact, what can there be in common between the vile multitude and sublime wisdom? The Truth must be kept secret, and the masses need a teaching proportioned to their imperfect reason.

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Strong, Teaching, People

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The Second World War must be fomented by taking advantage of the differences between the Fascists and the political Zionists. This war must be brought about so that Nazism is destroyed and that the political Zionism be strong enough to institute a sovereign state of Israel in Palestine. During the Second World War, International Communism must become strong enough in order to balance Christendom, which would be then restrained and held in check until the time when we would need it for the final social cataclysm.

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Strong, War, Differences

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To you, Sovereign Grand Inspectors General (33rd Degree Masons), we say this, that you may repeat it to the Brethren of the 32nd, 31st, and 30th degrees: 'The Masonic religion should be, by all of us initiates of the high degrees, maintained in the purity of the Luciferian doctrine.'

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Degrees, Doctrine, May

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That which causes us trials shall yield us triumph: and that which make our hearts ache shall fill us with gladness. The only true happiness is to learn, to advance, and to improve: which could not happen unless we had commenced with error, ignorance, and imperfection. We must pass through the darkness, to reach the light.

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Wisdom, Heart, Ignorance

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We are all naturally seekers of wonders. We travel far to see the majesty of old ruins, the venerable forms of the hoary mountains, great waterfalls, and galleries of art. And yet the world's wonder is all around us; the wonder of setting suns, and evening stars, of the magic spring-time, the blossoming of the trees, the strange transformations of the moth...

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Art, Stars, Spring

Albert Pike (2013). “Morals and Dogma”, p.214, Simon and Schuster

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I took my obligations from white men, not from negroes. When I have to accept negroes as brothers or leave masonry, I shall leave it

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Brother, Men, White Man

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We live our little life; but Heaven is above us and all around and close to us; and Eternity is before us and behind us; and suns and stars are silent witnesses and watchers over us. We are enfolded by Infinity.

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Stars, Heaven, Littles

Albert Pike “Morals and Dogma : Scottish Rite in Freemasonry”, Lulu.com

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The Blue Degrees are but the outer court...of the temple. Part of the symbols are displayed there to the initiate, but he is intentionally misled by false interpretation. It is not intended that he shall understand them, but it is intended that he shall imagine that he understands them...The true explanation is reserved for the Adepts, the Princes of Masonry (those of the 32nd and 33rd degrees)

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Blue, Degrees, Temples

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Masonry is identical with the Ancient Mysteries

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Mystery, Ancient, Masonry

Albert Pike (1950). “Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry”, p.24, Library of Alexandria

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What is the purpose for which Masonry exists? Its ultimate purpose is the perfection of humanity. Mankind it self is still in a period of youth. We are only now beginning to acquire a consciousness of the social aim of civilization, which is man's perfection. Such perfection can never end with physical perfection, which is only the means to the end or spiritual perfection.

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Spiritual, Mean, Men

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Pride is not the heritage of man; humility should dwell with frailty, and atone for ignorance, error, and imperfection.

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Mistake, Ignorance, Humility

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He who endeavors to serve, to benefit, and improve the world, is like a swimmer, who struggles against a rapid current, in a river lashed into angry waves by the winds. Often they roar over his head, often they beat him back and baffle him. Most men yield to the stress of the current... Only here and there the stout, strong heart and vigorous arms struggle on toward ultimate success.

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Strong, Stress, Struggle

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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.

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Mean, Men, Two

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Strange and mysterious name to give to the spirit of Darkness! Lucifer, the Son of the Morning! Is it he who bears the Light, and with its splendors intolerable blinds feeble, sensual, or selfish souls? Doubt it not!

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Morning, Selfish, Son

Albert Pike (2013). “Morals and Dogma”, p.281, Simon and Schuster

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Philosophy is a kind of journey, ever learning yet never arriving at the ideal perfection of truth.

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Philosophy, Journey, Perfection

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The Secret of the Occult Sciences is that of Nature itself, the Secret of the generation of the Angels and Worlds, that of the Omnipotence of God .

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Angel, Omnipotence, Secret

Albert Pike (2013). “Morals and Dogma”, p.753, Simon and Schuster

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Toleration, holding that every other man has the same right to his opinion and faith that we have to ours; and liberality, holding that as no human being can with certainty say, in the clash and conflict of hostile faiths and creeds, what is truth, or that he is surely in possession of it, so everyone should feel that it is quite possible that another equally honest and sincere with himself, and yet holding the contrary opinion, may himself be in possession of the truth.

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Men, May, Opinion

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Almost all the noblest things that have been achieved in the world, have been achieved by poor men; poor scholars, poor professional men, poor artisans and artists, poor philosophers, poets, and men of genius.

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Artist, Men, Genius

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The doctrines of the Bible are often not clothed in the language of strict truth, but in that which was fittest to convey to a rude and ignorant people the practical essentials of the doctrine.

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People, Rude, Ignorant

Albert Pike (2013). “Morals and Dogma”, p.197, Simon and Schuster

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A good man will find that there is goodness in the world; an honest man will find that there is honesty in the world; and a man of principle will find principle and integrity in the hearts
of others.

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Honesty, Integrity, Heart

Albert Pike (2013). “Morals and Dogma”, p.170, Simon and Schuster

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It is not in the books of the Philosophers, but in the religious symbolism of the Ancients, that we must look for the footprints of Science, and re-discover the Mysteries of Knowledge.

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Religious, Book, Knowledge

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We must pass through the darkness, to reach the light.

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Light, Darkness, Ache

Albert Pike “Morals and Dogma : Scottish Rite in Freemasonry”, Lulu.com

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The true Philosophy, known and practised by Solomon, is the basis on which Masonry is founded.

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Philosophy, Masonry, Solomon

"Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry".

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Doubt, the essential preliminary of all improvement and discovery, must accompany the stages of man's onward progress. The faculty of doubting and questioning, without which those of comparison and judgment would be useless, is itself a divine prerogative of the reason.

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Men, Discovery, Doubt

Albert Pike (1932). “Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry”, p.300, Lulu.com

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Born: December 29, 1809
Died: April 2, 1891
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