Revolution/etymology

Famous quotes containing the words revolution and/or etymology:

    “If to be masculine is to be smart, do let [woman] try; or are you afraid, if she has the chance, that a few of your laurels will droop?”
    —M.C. R., U.S. women’s magazine contributor. The Revolution (March 19, 1868)

    “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)