(Marcus Tullius) Cicero, 106 BC-43 BC
was a Roman author, orator, and politician
Be sure that it is not you that is mortal, but only your body. For that man whom your outward form reveals is not yourself; the spirit is the true self, not that physical figure which and be pointed out by your finger.
William Shakespeare, 1564-1616
was an English poet and playwright
Lord, what fools these mortals be!
( “A Midsummer Night's Dream”, Act 3 scene 2, ca 1594 - ca 1596 )