John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2255 Thomas Hobbes 1588-1679 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2255 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) |
| QUOTATION: | For words are wise men’s counters,—they do but reckon by them; but they are the money of fools. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Leviathan. Part i. Chap. iv. |