“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.”

“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages... In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried”

“Place nothing above the verdict of your own mind.”

“There is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.”

“The most sacred place in the world is your mind. Guard it ferociously.”

“To worship a sacred mystery was just to worship your own ignorance.”