How to read character : a new illustrated hand-book of phrenology and physiognomy, for students and examiners : with a descriptive chart.
- Samuel R. Wells
- Date:
- 1890, ©1868
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: How to read character : a new illustrated hand-book of phrenology and physiognomy, for students and examiners : with a descriptive chart. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
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![XXXII.—VENERATION. (7.) Very Large.—You are eminently respectful, deferential, and inclined to be religious, prayerful, and devoted to the worship of God; circumstances favoring, you vi^ould manifest extreme fervor in your petitions before the throne of Grace; evince great reverence for time- honored usages, foinns, ceremonies, and institutions ; and are pro- foundly respectful toward the aged, the good, or the great. Bestrain. [83.] (6.) Large.—You are, by organization, strongly inclined to worship: take great delight in religious exercises; are fervent in prayer; feel awed in the presence of the great; are very deferential toward the aged; naturally conservative in your views; reverence ancient forms and ceremonies; are inclined to adhere to long-established customs and-to admire the ''good old ways. You have need to beware of the perversion of this faculty, leading to religious bigotry, slavish fear, and the domination of a blind impulse. Carefully du'ect, If not Restrain. [83.] (5.) Full.—You are not lacking in devotion, respect for superiors, reverence for age, or a fair degree of conservative feeling in reference to established institutions; but these emotions are greatly influenced by circumstances, and are strongly or weakly manifested accordingly as they are incited or restrained by other faculties. There may often be an internal conflict in you between the worldly and the spiritual. [81.] (4.) Average.—You are inclined to worship when the devotional feeling is specially called out, but are apt to make religion subservient to business or to whatever else may be your dominant tendency. Acting with Conscientiousness and Benevolence, your Veneration will dispose 3'ou to make justice, mercy, and good works the basis of your religion, while the rites of worship will be esteemed less important. Culti'cate, [83.] (3.) Moderate.—If 3^ou are religious, it is probably because your education has been favorable to it, and were fortunate enough to have been brought up Tinder religious influences; but your religion is one of works rather than of humility, submission, and faith. You have little respect for customs or institutions merely on account of their antiquity, and no reverence for creeds, rites, and ceremonies. Culti- vate. [83.] (2.) Small.—You experience little devotional feeling, and are de- ficient in reverence for age and respect for superiors. Cultivate. [83.] (1.) Very Small.—You seem to be nearly destitute of reverence and respect, and have no devotional feeling. Cultivate. [83.] XXXIII.—BENEVOLENCE. iT-^ Very Large.—You have a large, loving, kindly heart; are](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21083824_0182.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
