Keyword: Sanity

Sanity is a madness put to good use.

(1863 – 1952) Spanish American philosopher, essayist, poet & novelist
Intelligence

This neurotic pursuit of sanity is driving us all crazy.

David Gerrold (1944 – ) science fiction author
Intelligence

The final test of fame is to have a crazy person imagine he is you.

(1926 – ) film director, screenwriter, composer, comedian, actor & producer
Success

Man Competent Enough to be Declared Insane

Headlines

What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?

(1929 – ) American writer
Intelligence Life Mind

Are you so unobservant that you do not yet realize that sanity and happiness are an impossible combination?

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
Characteristics Emotions Happiness

Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.

(1875 – 1961) Swiss psychiatrist & founder of analytical psychology
Health

Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad.

Emotions Intelligence Laughter

Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author
Dance Entertainment Intelligence Music

The sane appear as strange to the mad as the mad to the sane.

(1933 – 1967) English playwright
Appearance Intelligence

A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself.

(1937 – ) British playwright & screenwriter
Communication Intelligence People Self Speech

There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which speciified that a concern for one’s own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind; Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn’t, but if he was sane he had to fly.

(1923 – 1999) American satirical novelist, short story writer & playwright
Murphy’s Laws