William Shakespeare, "Hamlet", Act 2 Scene 2

Brevity is the soul of wit.

The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god!