Meditation/etymology

Famous quotes containing the words meditation and/or etymology:

    Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be
    acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.
    Bible: Hebrew Psalm XIX (l. XIX, 14)

    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)