There is no surer or more illuminating way of reading a man's character, and perhaps a little of his past history, than by observing the contexts in which he prefers to use certain words.


History in English Words by Owen Barfield (ed. 1954)

Owen Barfield Quotes

There is no surer or more illuminating way of reading a man's character, and perhaps a little of his past history, than by observing the contexts in...

There is no surer or more illuminating way of reading a man's character, and perhaps a little of his past history, than by observing the contexts in...

There is no surer or more illuminating way of reading a man's character, and perhaps a little of his past history, than by observing the contexts in...

There is no surer or more illuminating way of reading a man's character, and perhaps a little of his past history, than by observing the contexts in...