Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . s a misfortune, and as something they must submitto because it can not be helped. The cultivation of familypride will go far toward making them content with their sit-uation. Whatever is important in their estimation must comefrom themselves, must be derived from their own portliness,and must still be considered as a part of it, and there are nochildren in the world of the least consequence but their pride is enormously increased by an addition to their bulk, and they walk withan air of greater impor-tance than befor
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . s a misfortune, and as something they must submitto because it can not be helped. The cultivation of familypride will go far toward making them content with their sit-uation. Whatever is important in their estimation must comefrom themselves, must be derived from their own portliness,and must still be considered as a part of it, and there are nochildren in the world of the least consequence but their pride is enormously increased by an addition to their bulk, and they walk withan air of greater impor-tance than before, and asif they were at particularpains to show themselves.—The consideration thatwhat they receive inter-nally will add to theirportliness adds also verygreatly to their estimateof the high value and im-portance of eating. Theyare sensual in referenceto everything which theyreceive, but sparing inreference to everythingwhich they are doomedto part with; and if theygive away anything, it is included in the debt which theypay to Nature, or is something
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