Comet/etymology

Famous quotes containing the words comet and/or etymology:

    By being seldom seen, I could not stir
    But like a comet I was wondered at.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    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)