Though This Be madness,
yet there is method in it
Phrases from Shakespeare
Though This Be madness, yet there is method in it
Meaning:
Reason behind apparent folly or disorder.
Example:
Origin:
This line derives from Shakespeare's Hamlet, 1600:
LORD POLONIUS [Aside]:
Though this be madness, yet there is method in 't. Will you walk out of the air, my lord?
The colloquial version is 'there's method in his madness'.
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