Moderate.--With Self-esteem moderate, and with a favourable
developement of other organs, one will have sufficient self-respect
for the ordinary occupations of life, but he will never be able to put
himself forward in any great undertaking, or to command that general
influence and esteem as he would do with a larger developement of this
organ. With Cautiousness, Love of Approbation and Veneration large,
he will be humble, timid and abashed in the presence of superiors or
strangers. He will lack the requisite independence to vindicate his
own opinion, and will be too ready to give way to that of others. With
this organization, and large Intellect, he may possess great abilities,
but for want of self-confidence requisite to enable him to make his
way through opposition, he will be much underrated. It will give him
pain to be obliged to trespass on the attention of others, and he will
suffer greatly from a feeling of unworthiness. With small Cautiousness,
Firmness, Combativeness and Destructiveness, he will be enterprising
and persevering, yet will lack that force of character requisite for
important undertakings. With large Veneration, Conscientiousness and
Intellect, he will be respectful towards others, and will not be
deficient in respect for himself.
Small.--With Self-esteem small, one will be humble and submissive. No
matter how exalted may be the character of his intellect, a feeling of
unworthiness will accompany all his actions. He will ever associate
with inferiors. His language will be trifling and common-place. Let his
talents be what they may, he will never rise from an inferior station.
3. LOVE OF APPROBATION.
This organ excites the desire of notice, praise, distinction and
recognition. It is an active element in the mind of the office
seeker, the soldier, the actor, the statesman, &c. It inspires the
fop, and sustains the buffoon. It causes a desire to be approved as
well as noticed, but it prefers censure to inattention. When properly
regulated, it induces amiability of disposition.
Predominant.--An individual with this organ predominant, will be
grossly vain and fantastical. Every action of his life will be
calculated to excite attention. He will appear to think as though the
world had little else to do than to be attentive to his actions.
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