House/etymology

Famous quotes containing the words house and/or etymology:

    “In Tsegihi,
    In the house made of dawn,
    In the house made of the evening twilight,
    In the house made of the dark cloud, ...
    Oh, male divinity!
    With your moccasins of dark cloud, come to us.”
    —Administration in the State of Ariz, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    “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)