there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so
- there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so
nothing is good or bad in and of itself; humans impose their morality on objects, actions and events
Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, says to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."
William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2
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