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Madness

«Idiosyncratic belief systems which are shared by only a few adherents are likely to be regarded as delusional. Belief systems which may be just as irrational but which are shared by millions are called world religions.i.e. When a man suffers from delusions he is described as mad but when a million do so they belong to a world religion.»
Author: Anthony Storr | About: Belief, Madness, Religion
«A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free»
Author: Nikos Kazantzakis (Writer) | About: Madness | Keywords: or else, rope
«For you to ask advice on the rules of love is no better than to ask advice on the rules of madness»
Author: Terence (Dramatist, Playwright) | About: Advice, Love, Madness | Keywords: Rules of, The Rules
«Don't get even, get mad.»
Author: Frank Sinatra (Actor, Singer) | About: Madness | Keywords: get even
«Great wits are sure to madness near allied - And thin partitions do their bounds divide»
«Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.»
Author: Josh Billings (Humorist) | About: Madness | Keywords: follies
«'But I don?t want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked.'Oh, you can?t help that,' said the Cat. 'We?re all mad here. I?m mad. You?re mad.''How do you know I?m mad?' said Alice.'You must be,? said the Cat. 'or you wouldn?t have come here.'»
«Anger is a wound gone mad.»
Author: Vanna Bonta | About: Anger, Hurt, Madness, Pain
«Fear is a fine spur, so is rage»
Author: Irish Sayings | About: Fear, Madness | Keywords: rage, spur, spurred
«A force as of madness in the hands of reason has done all that was ever done in the world»
Author: Thomas Carlyle (Essayist, Historian) | About: Madness | Keywords: As of

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