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 . neament. Gentleness carriesan attraction which lends gracefulness to thought every-where; it retains the balance of relative proportions inoutline, and its effects rest upon the countenance like themellow light of the setting sun. Patience is the root ofall civilization. It supports the spirit of industry; chastensevery virtue; and enfolds, like a mother, every child ofreform. By patience man has contrived to sp
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 . neament. Gentleness carriesan attraction which lends gracefulness to thought every-where; it retains the balance of relative proportions inoutline, and its effects rest upon the countenance like themellow light of the setting sun. Patience is the root ofall civilization. It supports the spirit of industry; chastensevery virtue; and enfolds, like a mother, every child ofreform. By patience man has contrived to spread thesails of commerce on every sea. It furnishes mechanicalhorses and carriages for the travellers of all lands; itrolls the produce of the mighty West to millions of con-sumers in the East; despatches messages of business or 292 THE REARINa OF YOUTH attection on the wings of the lightning; and spreads thenews of Europe in a few minutes to every city and hamletin America, while we return to them the tidings of ourwestern hemisphere. Patience is, indeed, the helm of everyenterprise. To have a simple aim in life is tantamountto the possession of a sane mind. The Bible says, A. Love and Obedience. Hate and Disobedience. double minded man is unstable in all his ways, and whenwe have two or more occupations, they so distract anddivide the attention that we become vacillating and almostuntrustworthy. Unwearied patience and persistence willaccomplish what talent will grow faint with the considera-tion of; the look of a man who has perseverance will bemore intense and solid than those who are wavering andunsteady. Systematic exercise has an all-powerful influencein causing the youthful countenance to tell truths of char-acter. We often meet fjices which ten years since werebeautiful and full of generous aspirations, but a life ofidleness for ten, or even five years, has changed the happylight of youth into the cloudy gloom of insipidity and THE REAEING OF YOUTH. 293 coarseness. You
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