There's method in the madness

Meaning: Apparent chaos may have an underlying purpose.

Origin: Shakespeare's Hamlet (1602), spoken by Polonius.

Translations

• French: Il y a une méthode dans la folie (literally: There is method in the madness)
• Spanish: Hay un método en la locura (literally: There is a method in the madness)
• Japanese: 狂気の中にも理あり (Kyōki no naka ni mo ri ari) (literally: There is reason even in madness)

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