Quotes About Sanity

nobody ever said smart people had to be sane, and nobody ever said that intelligence has to be paired with wisdom.

Vengeance mixed with stupidity did not for sanity or safety make.

nobody ever said smart people had to be sane, and nobody ever said that intelligence has to be paired with wisdom. It's all too possible for one to exist without the other." "Too

O SANITY It's only sane to be insane Psychotic builds a castle And neurotic lives in it I don't know what to do with my sanity When the world's at the verge of calamity O' sanity, o' sanity What am I to do with you Drink up, shoot up, anything you please But you're always standing behind me Like a devil in hell O' sanity, sanity Why don't you let me go? Let go, let go! Cut it out!

It is not dirt but the fear of dirt which is the sign of man's degeneration, and it is dangerous to judge a man's physical and moral sanity by outside standards.

if you happen to live in a country whose leader routinely says things like "Their sacrifice will redeem the purity of our eternal nation," know that you are in deep trouble. To preserve your sanity, always try to translate such hogwash into real terms: a soldier crying out in agony, a woman beaten and brutalized, a child shaking in fear.

Madmen always think it's the others who are mad.

Of all the things a man may do, sleep probably contributes most to keeping him sane. It puts brackets about each day. If you do something foolish or painful today, you get irritated if somebody mentions it, today. If it happened yesterday, though, you can nod or chuckle, as the case may be. You've crossed through nothingness or dream to another island in Time.

We have to break this cycle, back up, regroup, and bring some sanity to our lives so we'll have the perspective, energy, and compassion for the people we see each day, and especially those who live under the same roof with us. Then we can love them like we love ourselves.

She wanted to escape from a reality that was so rational it was a little bit mad.

A perfectly tuned conversation is a vision of sanity--a ratification of one's way of being human and one's way in the world.

Having a sense of humor has served me more than it has hurt me - just in the sense that it has allowed me to keep my sanity.

She smiled darkly and shook her head. 'I'm not crazy. I'm not. Of course what else would a crazy person claim? That's the Kafkaesque genius of it all. If you're not crazy but people have told the world you are, then all your protests to the contrary just underscore their point. Do you see what I'm saying?

Sanity was statistical. It was merely a question of learning to think as they thought.

Much learning doth make thee mad.

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

that what we term sanity is only a measure of success in concealing underlying madness

Good news: most people are surprisingly respectful with boundaries. Folks take a no better than I suspected. When I say, "Thank you for inviting me into this good thing of yours. It is as extraordinary as you are. But any new yes I give means a no to my family and sanity. Please accept my sincere regrets and count on my prayers," most people are amazing. You can say no, and no one will die.

Thank you for inviting me into this good thing of yours. It is as extraordinary as you are. But any new yes I give means a no to my family and sanity. Please accept my sincere regrets and count on my prayers,

Laurel, I hope you find something like this, a little self-destructive habit you can turn to every once in a while, when you're tired of being good. It will keep you sane.

I'm not crazy; I'm curious.

Any time I'm happier with you drowned in the river, I belong in the Asylum.

Is she sane?' asked Mrs. Linton, appealing to me. 'I'll repeat our conversation, word for word, Isabella; and you point out any charm it could have had for you.

Much Madness is Divinest Sense, to a Discerning Eye....