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defends personal interest, takes its own part with spirit,
and repels all aggressions; with Self-Esteem small, and Benevolence and
Friendship large, defends the interest of friends more than of self; with
large Conscientiousness, prosecutes the right, and opposes the wrong; with
large intellectual organs, imparts vigor, power, and impressiveness to
thoughts, expressions, etc.; with disordered nerves, is peevish, fretful,
fault-finding, irritable, dissatisfied, unreasonable, and fiery in anger,
and should first restore the nerves to health, and then restrain this
fault-finding disposition, by remembering that the cause is IN THEM,
instead of in what they fret at: p. 75.
VERY LARGE.--Manifests those functions ascribed to Combativeness large,
only in a still higher degree; and with a fevered stomach, is afflicted
and torments others with an ungovernable temper, together with unqualified
bitterness and hatefulness: p. 77.
FULL.--Evinces those feelings described under large, yet in a less degree,
and is modified more by the larger organs; thus, with large moral and
intellectual faculties, evinces much more moral than physical courage,
maintains the right and opposes the wrong--yet, with Firmness large, in a
decided rather than in a combative spirit, etc.: p. 78.
AVERAGE.--Evinces the combative spirit according to circumstances; when
vigorously opposed, or when any of the other faculties work in conjunction
with Combativeness, shows a good degree of the opposing, energetic spirit;
but, when any of the other faculties, such as large Cautiousness or
Approbativeness work against it, it evinces irresolution, and even
cowardice; with an active temperament, and disordered nerves, especially
if dyspeptic, has a quick, sharp, fiery temper, yet lacks power of
anger--will fret and threaten, yet will mean but little; with a large
brain, and large moral and intellectual organs, will evince some
intellectual and moral force, when once thoroughly roused, which will be
but seldom; with large Approbativeness, and small Acquisitiveness, will
defend character, but not pecuniary rights; with large Cautiousness, may
be courageous where there is no danger, yet will run rather than fight;
with smaller Cautiousness, will show some resentment when imposed upon,
but submit rather tamely to injuries; with very large Philoprogenitiveness,
and only average friendship, will resent any injuries offered to children
with great spirit, yet not resent in
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