Venerable Order

Famous quotes containing the words venerable and/or order:

    Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest man.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    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)