Thunder/etymology

Famous quotes containing the words thunder and/or etymology:

    “O the orator’s joys!
    To inflate the chest, to roll the thunder of the voice out from the ribs and throat,
    To make the people rage, weep, hate, desire, with yourself,
    To lead America—to quell America with a great tongue.”
    —Walt Whitman (1819–1892)

    “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)