Quote#God & Faith
But all this language gotten, and augmented by Adam and his…
Quote byThomas Hobbes · 1588–1679
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The First Part, Chapter 4, p. 12 (See also: Julian Jaynes).
English (original)
But all this language gotten, and augmented by Adam and his posterity, was again lost at the tower of Babel, when by the hand of God, every man was stricken for his rebellion, with an oblivion of his former language.
— Thomas Hobbes
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