Hugo Grotius quotes

“A man cannot govern a nation if he cannot govern a city; he cannot govern a city if he cannot govern a family; he cannot govern a family unless he can govern himself; and he cannot govern himself unless his passions are subject to reason.”

“By understanding many things, I have accomplished nothing.”

“By understanding many things, I have accomplished nothing.”

“Even God cannot make two times two not make four.”

“I have spent my life laboriously doing nothing.”

“Ignorance of certain subjects is a great part of wisdom.”