Alphonsus Liguori Quotes

A dancer differeth from a madman only in length of time; one is mad so long as he liveth, the other while he danceth.

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• A dancer differeth from a madman only in length of time; one is mad so long as he liveth, the other while he danceth.

  

  Alphonsus Liguori
  • Time
  • Long
  • Mad