A Quote by Apuleius

But he who knows what insanity is, is sane; whereas insanity can no more be sensible of its own existence, than blindness can see itself.

Apuleius

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Blindness Existence Insanity Itself Knows More Own Sane See Sensible Than Whereas

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Apuleius
Writer
125 - 180

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Eckhart Tolle

It is not only useless, it is harmful, to believe in oneself until one truly knows oneself. And to know oneself means to accept our moments of insanity, of eccentricity, of childishness and blindness.

Sydney J. Harris

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Sidney Cohen

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David Harbour

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Aldous Huxley

Such is the blindness, nay the insanity of mankind, that some men are driven to death by the fear of it.

Seneca the Younger

Insanity is the only sane reaction to an insane society.

Unknown

Embrace beautiful lies - the chronic insanity of the sane

Sarah Kane

Is not this insanity plea becoming rather common? Is it not so common that the reader confidently expects to see it offered in every criminal case that comes before the courts?... Really, what we want now, is not laws against crime, but a law against insanity.

Mark Twain

Of all the calamities to which humanity is subject, none is so dreadful as insanity. ... All experience shows that insanity seasonably treated is as certainly curable as a cold or a fever.

Dorothea Dix

I would say any behavior that is not the status quo is interpreted as insanity, when, in fact, it might actually be enlightenment. Insanity is sorta in the eye of the beholder.

Chuck Palahniuk

If you think anyone is sane you just don’t know enough about them. The key — and this is very relevant in our case — is to find someone whose insanity dovetails with your own.

Christopher Moore

Only my insanity keeps me sane in today's world.

Paulo Coelho

Ironically enough, the only people who can hold up indefinitely under the stress of modern war are psychotics. Individual insanity is immune to the consequences of collective insanity.

Aldous Huxley

In a crazy world, it's only your insanity that will keep you sane