Sanity is only that which is within the frame of reference of conventional thought. Votes: 9
Erich FrommSanity is very rare; every man almost and every woman has a dash of madness. Votes: 6
Ralph Waldo EmersonToo much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be. Votes: 6
Miguel de CervantesSanity? Sorry, but I don't remember having such a useless thing in the first place. Votes: 3
Tite KuboSanity is sometimes a matter of going on, outwardly, as if everything is all right. Votes: 3
Mary McMullenSanity was statistical. It was merely a question of learning to think as they thought. Votes: 3
George OrwellThere are things we want, and things we may have.... Sanity lies in knowing the difference. Votes: 3
Karen ChanceSanity is not statistical - Being in a minority, even a minority of one, did not make you mad. Votes: 3
Winston SmithA civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity. Votes: 2
Robert FrostLife, this endless conversation with yourself. Silent in sanity, audible in madness. Votes: 0
Zohra SehgalIt's impossible to write about Native life without humor-that's how people maintain sanity. Votes: 0
Louise ErdrichAccuracy of signal and free flow of information define sanity in my epistemology. Votes: 0
Robert Anton WilsonI organized Sweet Honey In The Rock in 1973. The music was sanity and balance. Votes: 0
Bernice Johnson ReagonWe must, I believe, start teaching our children the sanity of nonviolence much earlier. Votes: 0
Alice WalkerI'm not so sure he's mad, Father. Just a little devious in his sanity. Votes: 0
Walter M. Miller, Jr.Up is down, pleasure is pain, darkness is light, slavery is freedom, madness is sanity... Votes: 0
Anton Szandor LaVeyFacts by themselves can often feed the flame of madness, because sanity is a spirit. Votes: 0
Gilbert K. ChestertonIn an environment in which tragedy is genuine and frequent, laughter is essential to sanity. Votes: 0
Laura BohannanIf we really prefer basic sanity or enlightenment, it's irritatingly possible to get into it. Votes: 0
Chogyam TrungpaThis was the door to both sustenance and sanity. And we were each other's key. Votes: 0
Suzanne CollinsThere is, I think, humor here which does not translate well from English into sanity. Votes: 0
Jim ButcherI'm hoping for a return to at least partial sanity someday, but I'm not optimistic. Votes: 0
David RosenfeltIn the garden of gentle sanity, May you be bombarded by the coconuts of wakefulness. Votes: 0
Chogyam TrungpaAwareness is the enemy of sanity, for once you hear the screaming, it never stops. Votes: 0
Emilie AutumnArt is a guarantee of sanity. That is the most important thing I have said. Votes: 0
Louise BourgeoisNever question the sanity of a woman who can render you defenseless with a look. Votes: 0
Julie Anne PetersI wish you'd help me look into a more interesting problem - namely, my sanity. Votes: 0
Kurt VonnegutTo disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity. Votes: 0
Oscar WildeYou don't think I'm crazy?" I asked hesitantly. "Like I'm one to judge another persons sanity. Votes: 0
Gena ShowalterAbility to type on a computer terminal is no guarantee of sanity, intelligence, or common sense. Votes: 0
Gene SpaffordWe all question our sanity. Everyone has had an experience of loss of control of something. Votes: 0
John CarpenterThe ability to take pride in your own work is one of the hallmarks of sanity. Votes: 0
Nikki GiovanniHope, in general, is dangerous. Hope can be the loose thread that pulls apart your sanity. Votes: 0
Alessandra TorreSometimes becoming drug free has less to do with addiction and more to do with sanity. Votes: 0
Shane KoyczanParanoia can be a sign of a sanity in some circumstances, in some places and times. Votes: 0
Michael HelmThe World is insane. With tiny spots of sanity, here and there... Not the other way around! Votes: 0
John CleeseSometimes you have to go a little crazy before you can find sanity. I think I'm close. Votes: 0
Tawny LaraI sometimes think we must be all mad and that we shall wake to sanity in strait-waistcoats. Votes: 0
Bram StokerFor the more a soul conforms to the sanity of others, the more does it become insane. Votes: 0
Mary WebbIf I was any more pleased with you, I would lose what little remains of my sanity. Votes: 0
Sylvia DayIt's my belief that sanity lies in realizing that reality is not exactly what we had in mind. Votes: 0
Roy Blount, Jr.I believe I want adult sanity, which seems to me the only unalloyed form of heroism available today. Votes: 0
David Foster WallaceGranted, this system is insane, but we must not let sanity stand in the way of airport security. Votes: 0
Dave BarryThey say this soul hunting will cost me my sanity,i say i'd go insane if i stop. Votes: 0
Anjum ChoudharyAs a man I am not a killer. I'm an artist and a modern person. I'll choose sanity. Votes: 0
Frank OceanOne of the reasons that any person writes anything is to try and keep his own sanity together. Votes: 0
Sean WilentzThe moment her hymen was plucked from her body in the wilderness, Her soul was taken from sanity. Votes: 0
Roman PayneBut I like my madness. There is a thrill in it unknown to such sanity as yours. ~ Book 1, Chapter 9, Votes: 0
Rafael SabatiniRunning - and yoga, too - is my sanity and my saviour. It's just finding the time to do it! Votes: 0
Jill HennessyIt was an hour of sanity with the good guys winning, a situation where the world was right side up. Votes: 0
James MacArthurYou let things run in order to have some sanity and be able to do your work and not feel pre-judged. Votes: 0
Benedict CumberbatchI want to keep my health and my sanity and be well and feel happy. Plus, I want to have fun. Votes: 0
Kate WinsletI feel the need to scream, and even if the scream is not answered, I find my sanity in the echo. Votes: 0
Lewis BlackI am crazy as hell, but I know it. And knowing it is a kind of sanity that makes the sickness worse. Votes: 0
Anne Sexton