This is the physiognomy of one designed by nature to be a man of business; he does not possess the forehead of a poet, nor of one whose impulsive imagination transcends the barriers of cold reason. The elevation and roundness at the summit, are proofs of a sedate, cool, and reflecting mind. The nose announces firmness, benevolence is imprinted on the mouth; but the bold shape of the lips betrays a slight disposition to choler. The chin denotes a man incapable of violating a trust, or betraying the confidence entrusted with him, and it would seem as if he had been formed to be essentially useful: as a man of business, a lawyer, or a merchant, his honesty and integrity will always render him respectable.
XIX. EGOTISM, SUSPICION, TREACHERY, meanness
The following particulars are combined in the hateful character of the miser: egotistical, hardhearted, and mistrustful, the slightest loss afflicts him; and to confer a benefit upon him, is throwing it away; worry is ever brooding in his heart, and every look is fraught with suspicion. His features cannot lie concealed. He cannot move, he cannot walk a step, without betraying it.
