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All illnesses and differences in people's temperaments are caused by divergence from this perfect balance.]]</mobileonly> | All illnesses and differences in people's temperaments are caused by divergence from this perfect balance.]]</mobileonly> | ||
The humour of which we happen to have too much determines our '''temperament''', which in turn influences what we look like, how we behave and what kind of illnesses we're likely to suffer from. A person of '''sanguine''' temperament, that is, with too much blood, has | The humour of which we happen to have too much determines our '''temperament''', which in turn influences what we look like, how we behave and what kind of illnesses we're likely to suffer from. A person of '''sanguine''' temperament, that is, with too much blood, has smooth, ruddy skin, an oval face, wavy hair and is generally well built. A '''choleric''', or someone with too much bile, has dry, yellowish skin, fair hair with a predisposition to baldness, sharp facial features and prominent veins. You can tell someone is a '''melancholic''', with overabundance of black bile, by their dark skin that is cold to the touch, a square face, small eyes, narrow lips, dark and sparse hair and a skinny body. Finally, a '''phlegmatic''' is characterized by delicate, moist skin, a soft, round face, fair hair and a predisposition to obesity.<ref>{{Cyt | ||
| nazwisko = Osborn | | nazwisko = Osborn | ||
| imię = David K. | | imię = David K. | ||