The language denotes the man. A coarse or refined character finds its expression naturally in a coarse or refined phraseology. (Christian Nestell Bovee)

The language denotes the man. A coarse or refined character finds its expression naturally in a coarse or refined phraseology.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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