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.The insane, on occasion, are not without their charms
.The insane, on occasion, are not without their charms
 It is a common calamity; at some one time we have all been mad.
 [Lat., Id commune malum; semel read more 
 It is a common calamity; at some one time we have all been mad.
 [Lat., Id commune malum; semel insanivimus omnes.] 
Insanity is my only means of relaxation
Insanity is my only means of relaxation
 Much madness is divinest sense
 To a discerning eye;
  Much sense the starkest madness.
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 Much madness is divinest sense
 To a discerning eye;
  Much sense the starkest madness.
   'Tis the majority
    In this, as all, prevails
     Assent, and you are sane;
      Demur,--you're straightway dangerous,
       And handled with a chain. 
 They call me mad, while they are all mad themselves.
 [Lat., Hei mihi, insanire me ajunt, ultro cum ipsi read more 
 They call me mad, while they are all mad themselves.
 [Lat., Hei mihi, insanire me ajunt, ultro cum ipsi insaniunt.] 
 There has never been any great genius without a spice of madness.
 [Lat., Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae read more 
 There has never been any great genius without a spice of madness.
 [Lat., Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit.] 
 Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting 
different results.  
 Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting 
different results. 
In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.
In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.
 But when Fate destines one to ruin it begins by blinding the eyes 
of his understanding.  
 But when Fate destines one to ruin it begins by blinding the eyes 
of his understanding.