Sane Quotes

529 quotes by 408 authors

He who can simulate sanity will be sane. — Unknown Author
The sane man knows that he has a touch of the beast, a touch of the devil, a touch of the saint, a touch of… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
No sane person, I hope, would accuse me of saying that every Distributist must drink beer; especially if he could brew his own cider or… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The Enlightenment view of mankind is a complete myth. It leads us into thinking we're sane and rational creatures most of the time, and we're… — J. G. Ballard
With an artist no sane man quarrels, any more than with the colour of a child's eyes. — George Santayana
It's wiser being good than bad; It's safer being meek than fierce: It's fitter being sane than mad. — Robert Browning
Theatre people, who are an adaptive species, know that to remain sane in the process of production where everyone and his uncle has an opinion… — John Lahr
I would describe myself as quite sane and lucid, which is why I'm still alive. — John McAfee
There are people who believe everything is sane and sensible that is done with a solemn face. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
"You know that it is quite preposterous of you to chase rainbows," said the sane person to the poet. "Yet it would be rather beautiful… — Thomas William Hodgson Crosland
Sometimes we need to tell ourselves that we're not going to do certain things, just in order to stay sane. — Will Oldham
Thus every writer's motto reads: mad I cannot be, sane I do not deign to be, neurotic I am. — Roland Barthes
I keep one simple rule that I only move in one direction - I write the book straight through from beginning to end. By following… — Jonathan Lethem
I don't particularly think marriage is a sane thing. — Sean Young
Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane. — Criss Jami
When you're the only sane person, you look like the only insane person. — Criss Jami
Poetry, for me, is the answer to, 'How does one stay sane when private lives are being ransacked by public events?' It's something that hangs… — Lisel Mueller
A sane person doesn't think war is a good idea. — Bruce Cockburn
The sane are madder than we think, the mad saner. — Anthony Storr
Most sane people think that no insane person can reason logically. But this is not so. — Clifford Whittingham Beers

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