Uniform ideas originating among entire peoples unknown to each other must have a common ground of truth. — Giambattista Vico
The universal principle of etymology in all languages: words are carried over from bodies and — Giambattista Vico
The nature of peoples is first crude, then severe, then benign, then delicate, finally dissolute. — Giambattista Vico
Common sense is judgment without reflection, shared by an entire class, an entire nation, or the entire human race. — Giambattista Vico