That scene they turned into a meme - Star Trek TNG

My wife doesn't follow social media, so she didn't understand why I got so excited when I saw this scene:

In case you don't know, this image became the basis of a famous meme. Here are some examples of how it is used:

The original screen capture was taken from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Ménage à Troi” originally aired on May 28th, 1990, in which Captain Picard recites lines from the sonnets by the English poet and playwright William Shakespeare.

It became the basis for many memorable memes:

And in case it took a while to see this GIF:

Good question.