Go, madman! rush over the wildest Alps, that you may please
children and be made the subject of declamation.
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Go, madman! rush over the wildest Alps, that you may please
children and be made the subject of declamation.
[Lat., I demens! et saevas curre per Alpes,
Ut pueris placeas et declamatio fias.]

Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.

Though this be madness, yet there is method in't.

Insanity is my only means of relaxation

Insanity is my only means of relaxation

Everyone is more or less mad on one point.

Everyone is more or less mad on one point.

For those whom God to ruin has designed
He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.

For those whom God to ruin has designed
He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.

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.

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

Mad as a March hare.

Mad as a March hare.

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.