Madness Quotes

1261 Madness quotes by 825 unique authors

What is madness but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance? — Theodore Roethke
Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you. — Horace
Sanity is very rare; every man almost and every woman has a dash of madness. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hunger does not breed reform; it breeds madness and all the distemper's that make an ordered life impossible. — Woodrow Wilson
If you have a nation of men who have risen to that height of moral cultivation that they will not declare war or carry arms,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
There's a kind of permission for war which can be given only by the world's mood and atmosphere, the feel of its pulse. It would… — Jean Giraudoux
Truly great madness can not be achieved without significant intelligence. — Henrik Tikkanen
Down that path lies madness. On the other hand, the road to hell is paved with melting snowballs. — Larry Wall
You cannot live sheltered forever without being exposed, and at the same time be a spiritual adventurer. Be audacious. Be crazy in your own way,… — Arnaud Desjardins
In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom. — J. G. Ballard
You enter into a certain amount of madness when you marry a person with pets. — Nora Ephron
Silence must be comprehended as not solely the absence of sound. It is the natural environment for serenity and contemplation. Life without silence is life… — Norman Cousins
Those who foresee the future and recognize it as tragic are often seized upon by a madness which forced them to commit the very acts… — Rebecca West
Can a moment of madness make up for an age of consent? — Basil Bunting
Together, we'll live with the sadness. I'll love you with all the madness in my soul. — Koushun Takami
A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so… — John Updike
There's something in us that is very much attracted to madness. Everyone who looks off the edge of a tall building has felt at least… — Stephen King
It is madness and a contradiction to expect that things which were never yet performed should be effected, except by means hitherto untried. — Francis Bacon
In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness, folly, envy, rage, and destructiveness, and I wonder whether we… — Leo Rosten
Meditation is the art of transforming madness into Buddhahood. Meditation is the art of taking you beyond logic and yet keeping your sanity intact. Meditation… — Rajneesh
My life has crept so long on a broken wing Through cells of madness, haunts of horror and fear, That I come to be grateful… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Madness is the exception in individuals but the rule in groups. — Friedrich Nietzsche
The whole society depends on creating ambition in you. Ambition means a conflict, ambition means that whatsoever you are, you are wrong - you have… — Rajneesh
This ego has all the desires, ambitions, wants to be always on the top of everything. You are exploited by this ego. And this never… — Rajneesh
You call it madness, but I call it love. — Unknown Author

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