Nature's revelations of character; or, physiognomy illustratedA description of the mental, moral and volitive dispositions of mankind, as manifested in the human form and countenance . Decisiveness Large—Montesquieu, aFrench pMlosopher and publicist;possessed of great decision andintegrity of character. Decisiveness Small — Louis , an ignorant hireling,who murdered a man in Illinoisfor five hundred dollars. The reason why prominent features, accompanied witha large active brain, are the index of the possession ofdecisiveness of character, is because, while the latter isadapted for rec
Nature's revelations of character; or, physiognomy illustratedA description of the mental, moral and volitive dispositions of mankind, as manifested in the human form and countenance . Decisiveness Large—Montesquieu, aFrench pMlosopher and publicist;possessed of great decision andintegrity of character. Decisiveness Small — Louis , an ignorant hireling,who murdered a man in Illinoisfor five hundred dollars. The reason why prominent features, accompanied witha large active brain, are the index of the possession ofdecisiveness of character, is because, while the latter isadapted for receiving vivid impressions, and foundingstrong opinions thereon, the former denotes the element ofstrength and executive force, without which the formationof strong opinions is not possible. OBSERVATIVENESS.—OBSERYATIOK THE QUALITY OR DISPOSITION TO LOOK CLOSELY ANDWITH RIGID CARE AT EVERY OBJECT. Full long arching eyebrows, which are lowered downclose to the eyes, are the visible physiognomical expression 192 THE FACULTIES, THEIR SIGNS AND PRINCIPLES. of a desire and capacity for observation. Darwin is anexcellent example of large observation.
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