From "Measure for Measure" (Act 2, Scene 2)

But man, proud man
Dressed in a little brief authority,
Most ignorant of what he's most assured,
His glassy essence, like an angry ape,
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As makes the angels weep; who, with our spleens,
Would all themselves laugh mortal.

William Shakespeare (1604)

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William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems.