Nothing is sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

What it means

Titles, traditions and opinions all come second to honest thinking. If you betray what you actually believe, nothing outside can make up for it. Guard your own judgment first.

The source

"Nothing is sacred but the integrity of your own mind." Ralph Waldo Emerson said it in Self-Reliance (Essays: First Series, 1841). Written in English: Essays: First Series, 1841.

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

Original English (Essays: First Series, 1841), Self-Reliance (Essays: First Series, 1841). Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882). American essayist and lecturer who led the Transcendentalists. His lines here come from Nature, Self-Reliance and his Essays.

Questions

What does "Nothing is sacred but the integrity of your own mind." mean?

Titles, traditions and opinions all come second to honest thinking. If you betray what you actually believe, nothing outside can make up for it. Guard your own judgment first.

Who said "Nothing is sacred but the integrity of your own mind."?

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882). Source: Self-Reliance (Essays: First Series, 1841).

What is the original wording?

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind (Original English (Essays: First Series, 1841)). Written in English: Essays: First Series, 1841.

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