Nature's revelations of character, or, Physiognomy illustrated : a description of the mental, moral and volitive dispositions of mankind, as manifested in the human form and countenance (1887)
Simms, Joseph, 1833-1920 · New York : D.M. Bennett · leaf 582
may be known by his keen andsparkling eye, his clear forehead, his closed and rather com-pressed lips, and his regular and graceful carriage. Mental pleasures,* said Colton, never cloy; unlikethose of the body, they are increased by repetition, approvedof by reflection, and strengthened by… … FORCE OF CHARACTER. ** He doth bestride the narrow worldLike a Colossus, and we petty menWalk under his huge legs.—Shakespeare. In the practical concerns of life, success is ofbener the resultof force of character than of great learning, polished man-ners, or moral purity. I have not learned, said…
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