Did William Shakespeare say “Brevity is the soul of wit”?

Did William Shakespeare say “Brevity is the soul of wit”?

Found word for word. Yes. The text appears in works attributed to William Shakespeare. Source and location below.

Welcome, my good friends. Say, Voltemand, what from our brother Norway? Volt. Most fair return of greetings and desires. Upon our first, he sent out to suppress His nephew's levies; which to him appear'd To be a preparation 'gainst the Polack, But better look'd into, he truly found It was against your Highness; whereat griev'd, That so his sickness, age, and impotence Was falsely borne in hand, se
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — William Shakespeare, Scene II. Elsinore. A room in the Castle. · ¶1249 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #100 · source

_Pol._ (L.C.) My liege, and madam, to expostulate[10] What majesty should be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time; Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes,-- I will be brief:--Your noble son is mad: Mad call I it; for, to define true madness, What is't, but to be nothing el
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark — William Shakespeare, SCENE II.--A ROOM IN THE CASTLE. · ¶484 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #27761 · source

Brevity is the soul of wit.[133-1]
Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature — John Bartlett, ¶3565 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #27889 · source

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