“There is no such thing as ‘too insane’ unless others turn up dead due to your actions.”
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Attribution note
This line is un-Gandhian in idiom and content, appears essentially only on one Goodreads page with no citation, and no primary source exists; it should not be presented as an authentic Gandhi quote.
About this quote
Read as a rule of thumb, it puts the limit on boldness exactly where it belongs: at the point where other people get hurt. Ambition, eccentricity, and risk are yours to take freely, right up until the cost lands on someone who never agreed to pay it.
When to use it
- An entrepreneur pouring their own savings into a wild venture, which is their gamble to make until an employee's paycheck rides on it.
- A daredevil filming a stunt alone in an empty field rather than in a crowd where one slip could injure a bystander.
- A prankster keeping jokes to willing friends and stopping the instant one lands on someone who would actually be humiliated.