| I would rather see a Mason, than hear one any day,
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| I would rather one would walk with me, than merely show me the way.
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| The eye is a better pupil and more willing than the ear,
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| Fine council is confusing, but examples are more clear.
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| And the best of all Masons, are the men who live their creeds,
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| For to see the good in action, is what everybody needs.
| I can soon learn how to do it if you will let me see it done,
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| I can watch your hands in action, but your tounge too fast may run.
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| And the lectures that you deliver may be wise and true,
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| But I'd rather get my lesson by watching what you do.
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| For I may misunderstand you, and the high advise you give,
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| But there's no misunderstanding, how you act and how you live.
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| | by MW Thomas R Dougherty P.G.M., New Jersey |
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