52 Quotes About Sane

When you look at the world around you, it’s clear that there are many different types of people. Some are easy to understand, while others may be difficult to grasp. Here are some of the more unusual quotes on people (and other topics) that can help you better understand your fellow human beings. Enjoy!

Sane is boring.
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Sane is boring. R.A. Salvatore
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God judges men from the inside out; men judge men from the outside in. Perhaps to God, an extreme mental patient is doing quite well in going a month without murder, for he fought his chemical imbalance and succeeded; oppositely, perhaps the healthy, able and stable man who has never murdered in his life yet went a lifetime consciously, willingly never loving anyone but himself may then be subject to harsher judgment than the extreme mental patient. It might be so that God will stand for the weak and question the strong. Criss Jami
Most sane human beings’ chances of being alive in a...
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Most sane human beings’ chances of being alive in a thousand years’ time are a hundred times higher than their chances of being sincerely happy for at least ten consecutive days. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Stanley forced a smile to his lips at the memory of the onesided romance; it was silly, after all, a stupid childhood crush. Who’d fall in love with a fictional character? That was the kind of thing you laughed about as an adult. Or at least Harriet had thought so. He couldn’t quite do it, though. Couldn’t quite see it as a joke. It had felt too real, too raw and wild and fierce, for him todismiss it even now. It was love, of a sort, stunted and unformed as it was. For a time, it had kept him sane. Amelia Mangan
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It was the essence of life to disbelieve in death for one's self, to act as if life would continue forever. And life had to act also as if little issues were big ones. To take a realistic attitude toward life and death meant that one lapsed into unreality. Into insanity. It was ironic that the only way to keep one's sanity was to ignore that one was in an insane world or to act as if the world were sane. Unknown
Most sane human beings who are over the age of...
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Most sane human beings who are over the age of six usually act or react not as per what they genuinely feel or really think but in accordance with the expectations of those around them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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As we all know, as if forever exploiting or attempting to exploit each other were not enough, a group of sane human beings who have just reached the end of a war against a common enemy of theirs will sooner or later start or continue killing and/or fighting against each other. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Most sane human beings who have managed to attain and retain fame each uses it to dramatically increase their name’s chances of being remembered until Jesus comes back, since their heart cannot do what they consciously or unconsciously lust for, that is to say, for it to beat until Jesus returns. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Millions of sane people would each be sexually attracted to...
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Millions of sane people would each be sexually attracted to their own parent or child if they were not related to them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Boredom is probably more frequent and more tormenting if you...
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Boredom is probably more frequent and more tormenting if you do not have sight or hands. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Being bored is the price we pay for not being...
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Being bored is the price we pay for not being insane. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Can I see some ID?" "WE DON'T HAVE ID, " said Jay, loudly. "'CAUSE WE'RE CANADIAN. WE DON'T USE ID...THERE. AND THAT'S WHY WE LOOK SO YOUNG. 'CAUSE WE'RE CANADIAN." Doug stiffened. Jay sounded crazy. Doug tried looking extra sane to even things out. Adam Rex
I began to get a feeling (...) of being the...
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I began to get a feeling (...) of being the only sane man in a nut house. It doesn't make you feel superior but depressed and scared, because there is nobody you can contact. William S. Burroughs
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It's possible that Knight believed he was one of the few sane people left. He was confounded by the idea that passing the prime of your life in a cubicle, spending hours a day at a computer, in exchange for money, was considered acceptable, but relaxing in a tent in the woods was disturbed. Observing the trees was indolent; cutting them down was enterprising. What did Knight do for a living? He lived for a living. . Michael Finkel
People said that I was crazy, but I wasn't. I...
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People said that I was crazy, but I wasn't. I was just different. Anthony T. Hincks
Only in war does the madman become sane.
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Only in war does the madman become sane. Anthony Ryan
In today's world hunger for sanity seems to be more...
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In today's world hunger for sanity seems to be more intense than our hunger for food. Munia Khan
We would not be ashamed of doing some of the...
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We would not be ashamed of doing some of the things we do in private, if the number of sane human beings who do them in public were large enough. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Attending a funeral would leave the average person insane, if...
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Attending a funeral would leave the average person insane, if they truly believed that sooner or later they are also going to die. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people wouldn’t still be sane, if they were not...
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Some people wouldn’t still be sane, if they were not religious or superstitious; some wouldn’t be disabled or dead. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
If we had to earn our age by thinking for...
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If we had to earn our age by thinking for ourselves at least once a year, only a handful of people would reach adulthood. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
To evade insanity and depression, we unconsciously limit the number...
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To evade insanity and depression, we unconsciously limit the number of people toward whom we are sincerely sympathetic. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
To take away a man’s sanity, answer all his prayers...
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To take away a man’s sanity, answer all his prayers and solve all his problems. Or give him everything and everyone he wants. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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You're into what you're into, I'm into what I'm into. We don't have to be into the same shit, and if you're safe, sane, and happy, then go on and get you some. Matt Fraction
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One either cares what others think about him, or cares what others think he thinks about them. If you want to find someone who doesn't care in the slightest what anyone thinks, try a lunatic asylum. Criss Jami
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I enjoy poetry where I can talk as bizarre as I please, but theology or philosophy, I always respect the truth by taking it a step further. Criss Jami
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A person’s words reflect the image of his character and the amount of truth and lies in it is always visible to the human heart than ordinary eyes. Testy McTesterson
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You are not walking slow enough, when taking a walk, if you do not come across as bored or depressed (to the average sane person). Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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My lord was never sane, but he was my love, once. He always will be, somewhere. Wherever it is that the once upon a times go when they die. Seanan McGuire
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Hate is a powerful emotion. It can take over a sane man's mind and cloud it with insanity. James Hauenstein
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She is a beautiful creature, but beauty doesn't equal good and it certainly doesn't equal sane. Carrie Jones
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The rule is easy to understand. Be simple, honest & smart. Prince Akwarandu
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Tell me I'm not crazy, " He said. I couldn't do that. I was nowhere near sane enough at the moment to advise anyone else on rational behavior. Cora Carmack
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The good part about having a mental disorder is having a valid reason for all the stupid things we do because of a damaged prefrontal cortex. However, the best part is seeing someone completely sane do the exact same things, without a valid excuse. This is the great equalizer of God and his little gift for all us crazy people to enjoy. Shannon L. Alder
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The conundrum of sanity and insanity, is that it serves us to be some of each. It's really only a question of degrees. You cannot possibly be 100% adjusted and live in this INSANE world. A little bit of crazy is a coping skill. Kelli Jae Baeli
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People who smile while they are alone used to be called insane, until we invented smartphones and social media. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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When you live in my house, you learn to be fine with whatever you come across. It's the only way to stay sane in insanity. Katlyn Charlesworth
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You said " you were insane", while all you did was being sane..! ! Ridhdhesh Jivawala
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In general, the more dysfunctional the family the more inappropriate their response to disclosure. Never expect a sane response from an insane system. Renee Fredrickson
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People like you don’t go mad, Vi. They’re quiet on the outside and loud on the inside and sane as the day is long April Genevieve Tucholke
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Whoever's calm and sensible is insane! Jalaluddin Rumi
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People who smoke would have probably been regarded as fools or insane, if only a percentage of people who smoke smoked. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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She's a tangled mess of wild- a forest nymph, a goddess child. She's like the seductive sea - feral and fierce, calm and serene. She's the starfish swimming in my soul, the woman child who keeps me sane, who keeps me whole. Melody Lee
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Sometimes, you have to go Insane, to Outsane, the Sane. You know what i'm Sanin? Tamjid Ahmed
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Sometimes, you have to go Insane, to Outsane, the Sane. You know what i'm Sayin? Cartoon Network
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Craziness is just a varying degree of sanity. Anthony T. Hincks
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The rent is a little higher herebut so far I've been able to pay itand that's a miracle toolike still maybe being sanewhile thinking of guns and sidewalksand old ladies in libraries. Charles Bukowski
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The best way to stay safe is, let them think your insane. Anthony Liccione
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Nobody sane wants just to be famous. Jamie Dornan
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I don't really trust a sane person. Lyle Alzado
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In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom. J. G. Ballard