"To the virtuous man, the universe is the only sanctum sanctorum, and the penetralia of the temple are the broad noon of his existence."
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"Creed and opinion change with time, and their symbols perish; but Literature and its temples are sacred to all creeds and inviolate."
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"The body is God's temple, but we are to worship God, not the temple."
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"I follow no doctrine. I don't belong to a church or a temple or a synagogue or an ashram."
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"Modern man worships at the temple of science, but science tells him only what is possible, not what is right."
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"Sam could not help but be pleased. "So. Astrid needs me." Brianna rolled her eyes. "Yeah, Sam, you're still necessary. You're like a god to us mere mortals. We can't live without you. Later we're going to build you a temple. Satisfied?"
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