Some are born mad. Some remain so.

Some are born mad. Some remain so.

Like men condemned to thunderbolts,
Who, ere the blow, become mere dolts.

Like men condemned to thunderbolts,
Who, ere the blow, become mere dolts.

Much madness is divinest sense
To a discerning eye;
Much sense the starkest madness.
read more

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.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

There is a thin line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.

There is a thin line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.

Insanity is my only means of relaxation

Insanity is my only means of relaxation

Oh! thou who are greatly mad, deign to spare me who am less mad.
[Lat., O major tandem parcas, read more

Oh! thou who are greatly mad, deign to spare me who am less mad.
[Lat., O major tandem parcas, insane, minori.]

It shall be so.
Madness in great ones must not unwatched go.

It shall be so.
Madness in great ones must not unwatched go.