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PART II WEALTH
 

CHAPTER 71

JUDGING BY LOOKS

701. Behold the man who divineth what is in the mind before the voice uttereth it: he is an ornament unto all the world.

702. Look upon that man as a God who divineth with certitude that which is in the heart.

703. Behold the men that can judge a man's intentions from his looks : take them into thy council at whatever cost.

704. The men that understand without words may have the same features with the men that do not so understand: but they form a class apart.

705. What is the place of the eve among the organs of sense, if it divineth not by a look that which is in the heart?

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