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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-grotius/a-man-cannot-govern-a-nation-if-he-cannot-govern-a-city-he-cannot/)

[Hugo Grotius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-grotius/)

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## More by Hugo Grotius

> [Liberty is the power that we have over ourselves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-grotius/liberty-is-the-power-that-we-have-over-ourselves/)

[Hugo Grotius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-grotius/)

> [Tis long ere time can mitigate your grief; To wisdom fly, she quickly brings relief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-grotius/tis-long-ere-time-can-mitigate-your-grief-to-wisdom-fly-she-quickly/)

[Hugo Grotius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-grotius/men-rush-to-arms-for-slight-causes-or-no-cause-at-all-and-once-taken/)

[Hugo Grotius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-grotius/)

> [Even God cannot make two times two not make four.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-grotius/even-god-cannot-make-two-times-two-not-make-four/)

[Hugo Grotius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-grotius/i-saw-in-the-whole-christian-world-a-license-of-fighting-at-which/)

[Hugo Grotius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-grotius/)

> [By undertaking many things, I have accomplished nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-grotius/by-undertaking-many-things-i-have-accomplished-nothing/)

[Hugo Grotius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-grotius/a-man-cannot-govern-a-nation-if-he-cannot-govern-a-city-he-cannot/)

[Hugo Grotius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-grotius/)

> [By understanding many things, I have accomplished nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-grotius/by-understanding-many-things-i-have-accomplished-nothing/)

[Hugo Grotius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-grotius/)

> [Ignorance of certain subjects is a great part of wisdom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-grotius/ignorance-of-certain-subjects-is-a-great-part-of-wisdom/)

[Hugo Grotius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-grotius/)

> [A state is a perfect body of free men, united together to enjoy common rights and advantages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-grotius/a-state-is-a-perfect-body-of-free-men-united-together-to-enjoy-common/)

[Hugo Grotius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-grotius/)

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