The Lost Keys of Freemasonry Quotes

“They wander in darkness seeking light, failing to realize that the light is in the heart of the darkness”
― Manly P Hall, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry: or The Secret of Hiram Abiff

“Every soul is engaged in a great work-the labor of personal liberation from the state of ignorance. The world is a great prison; its bars are the Unknown. And each is a prisoner until, at last, he earns the right to tear these bars from their moldering sockets, and pass, illuminated and inspired into the darkness, which becomes lighted by that presence”
― Manly P Hall, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry: or The Secret of Hiram Abiff

“Man i s given by Nature, a gift, and that gift is the privilege of labor. Through labor he learns all things.”
― Manly P. Hall, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry

“Ignorance fears all things, falling, terror-stricken before the passing wind. Superstition stands as the monument to ignorance, and before it kneel all who realize their own weakness who see in all things the strength they do not possess”
― Manly P Hall, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry: or The Secret of Hiram Abiff

“Thou wouldist not seek me hadst thou not found me.”
― Manly P. Hall, The Lost Keys Of Freemasonry

“What nobler thing can be accomplished than the illumination of ignorance? What greater task is there than the joyous labor of service? And what nobler man can there be than that Mason who serves his Lights, and is himself a light unto his fellow men?”
― Manly P. Hall, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry

“While superstition hates all things, wisdom, with its deeper understanding, loves all things; for it has seen the beauty, the tenderness, and the sweetness which underlie Life’s mystery.”
― Manly P. Hall, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry: Unveiling the Mysteries of Freemasonry: Esoteric Knowledge, Symbolism, and Hermetic Philosophy

“Man is born with eyes, yet only after long years of sorrow does he learn to see clearly and in harmony with the Plan.”
― Manly P. Hall, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry

“Truth is not lost, yet it must be sought for and found.”
― Manly P. Hall, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry

“A Mason is a builder of the temple of character. He is the architect of a sublime mystery-the gleaming, glowing temple of his own soul. He realizes that he best serves God when he joins with the Great Architect in building more noble structures in the universe below.”
― Manly P. Hall, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry

“In the world today ideals live but a moment in their purity, before the gathering hosts of darkness snuff out the gleaming spark. The Mystery School, however, remains unmoved. It does not bring light to man, man must bring his light to it.”
― Manly P. Hall, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry

“The shrines of Masonry are ornamented by the jewels of a thousand ages; its rituals ring with the words of enlightened seers and illuminated sages. A hundred religions have brought their gifts of wisdom to its altar. It is more than a faith; it is a path of certainty. It is more than belief; it is fact.”
― Manly P. Hall, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry