The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the Muses, believing that technique alone will make him a good poet, he and his sane compositions never reach perfection, but are utterly eclipsed by the performances of the inspired madman.
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I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.
I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.
On the other hand, I must mention that, by a diligent search in lunatic asylums, I have found individual cases of patients who where unquestionably endowed with great talents, and whose genius distinctly appeared through their madness, which, however, had completely gained the upper hand.
There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.
Religion as madness is a madness springing from irreligiousness.
If in life we are surrounded by death, then in the health of our intellect we are surrounded by madness.