PHYSIOGNOMY, n. The art of determining the character of another by the…

Ambrose Bierce
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PHYSIOGNOMY, n. The art of determining the character of another by the resemblances and differences between his face and our own, which is the standard of excellence. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.181, University of Georgia Press
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PHYSIOGNOMY, n. The art of determining the character of another by the resemblances and differences between his face and our own, which is the standard of excellence. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.181, University of Georgia Press

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