Health and character: with directions for their improvement (1879)
Simms, Joseph, 1833-1920 · [New York] · leaf 24
emember that the violet is far more lowlythan the sunflower and much more admired; study character minutely, thereby learningself-defects and how weak is he who glories and gloats over an excess of hollow pride; giveplace to others, help them and prefer thein to thyself; strive to cultivate… … 28 CHARACTER. Temporinaturalitiveness-—Time and Motion. —Motion is only another name for Time;they arc treated here as one faculty. 1. As inert as a snake in winter; ever too lateand wofuJly ill-timed in speech and action. 2. In walking along will move as slow as mo-a on a cold day; always tardy…
Physiognomy
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