Gossip/etymology

Famous quotes containing the words gossip and/or etymology:

    A gossip goes about telling secrets, but one who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a confidence.
    Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 11:13.

    The universal principle of etymology in all languages: words are carried over from bodies and from the properties of bodies to express the things of the mind and spirit. The order of ideas must follow the order of things.
    Giambattista Vico (1688–1744)