General Rules of the Freemasons, with a Discourse on the Purpose of Masonry

[high es]teem be animated, and in a word, be so arranged that it strikes the eyes of the Profane original: "Profanen"; in a Masonic context, this refers to those who have not been initiated into the secrets of the Order and is admired by them.

For this social interaction, one must apply the virtues original: "Tugenden" mentioned above: selflessness original: "Uneigennützigkeit" and courtesy original: "Gefälligkeit". When one Brother original: "Bruder" confides something to another, it must be sacred to him. No one—and not even another Brother—is permitted to learn of it; for the general confidentiality of the Order original: "Ordens" must not run contrary to the specific laws of friendship. It was stated above that there may be Brothers with an evil heart; selfishness, a lack of spiritual affinity original: "Unverwandtschaft", the ignorance of superiors, and other improper paths may have led them into the Lodge original: "Loge". Toward such Brothers, one must exercise a very particular caution original: "Behutsamkeit" in social interaction; one must have as little to do with them as possible, and yet not entirely cast them out, otherwise the reputation original: "Ansehn" of the Order would suffer among the Profane, because they might know—