Common Quotes by Hugo Grotius

Liberty is the power that we have over ourselves

— Hugo Grotius

Tis long ere time can mitigate your grief; To wisdom fly, she quickly brings relief.

— Hugo Grotius

Men rush to arms for slight causes, or no cause at all, and once taken up there is no longer any respect for law,…

— Hugo Grotius

Even God cannot make two times two not make four.

— Hugo Grotius

I saw in the whole Christian world a license of fighting at which even barbarous nations might blush. Wars were begun on trifling pretexts…

— Hugo Grotius

By undertaking many things, I have accomplished nothing.

— Hugo Grotius

A man cannot govern a nation if he cannot govern a city; he cannot govern a city if he cannot govern a family; he…

— Hugo Grotius

By understanding many things, I have accomplished nothing.

— Hugo Grotius

Ignorance of certain subjects is a great part of wisdom.

— Hugo Grotius

A state is a perfect body of free men, united together to enjoy common rights and advantages.

— Hugo Grotius