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There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."— William Shakespeare
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Meaning of this quote
Hamlet argues that how something is experienced depends partly on judgment. In context, he explains why Denmark feels like a prison to him.
Key takeaway:
Examine the interpretation shaping your reaction to an event.
Origin of the quote
Hamlet, Act II, Scene II.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe post modernizes the original spelling of nothing. The line is dramatic dialogue, not a claim that actions have no ethical consequences.
