过于疯狂是至高的理性

过于疯狂是至高的理性——

对明眼人而言——

过于理性，是纯粹的疯狂——

大多数人，对此

人云亦云——

你若赞同，就是理性之人——

稍有异议，就是危险分子——

需以锁链加身——

Much Madness is divinest Sense

Much Madness is divinest Sense—

To a discerning Eye—

Much Sense—the starkest Madness—

’Tis the Majority

In this, as All, prevail—

Assent—and you are sane—

Demur—you’re straightway dangerous—

And handled with a Chain—