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by the driving force of sex energy, but history is filled with evidence that he may,
and usually does, carry with him certain traits of character which rob him of the
ability to either hold, or enjoy his fortune. This is worthy of analysis, thought, and
meditation, for it states a truth, the knowledge of which maybe helpful to women
as well as men. Ignorance of this has cost thousands of people their privilege of
HAPPINESS, even though they possessed riches.

The emotions of love and sex leave their unmistakable marks upon the features.
Moreover, these signs are so visible, that all who wish may read them. The man
who is driven by the storm of passion, based upon sex desires alone, plainly ad-
vertises that fact to the entire world, by the expression of his eyes, and the lines of
his face. The emotion of love, when mixed with the emotion of sex, softens, modi-

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fies, and beautifies the facial expression. No character analyst is needed to tell you
this- you may observe it for yourself.

The emotion of love brings out, and develops, the artistic and the aesthetic nature
of man. It leaves its impress upon one's very soul, even after the fire has been
subdued by time and circumstance.

Memories of love never pass. They linger, guide, and influence long after the
source of stimulation has faded. There is nothing new in this. Every person, who
has been moved by GENUINE LOVE, knows that it leaves enduring traces upon
the human heart. The effect of love endures, because love is spiritual in nature.
The man who cannot be stimulated to great heights of achievement by love, is
hopeless-he is dead, though he may seem to live.

Even the memories of love are sufficient to lift one to a higher plane of creative ef-
fort. The major force of love may spend itself and pass away, like a fire which has
burned itself out, but it leaves behind indelible marks as evidence that it passed
that way. Its departure often prepares the human heart for a still greater love. Go
back into your yesterdays, at times, and bathe your mind in the beautiful memo-
ries of past love. It will soften the influence of the present worries and annoy-
ances. It will give you a source of escape from the unpleasant realities of life, and
maybe-who knows?-your mind will yield to you, during this temporary retreat
into the world of fantasy, ideas, or plans which may change the entire financial or
spiritual status of your life.

If you believe yourself unfortunate, because you have "loved and lost," perish the
thought. One who has loved truly, can never lose entirely. Love is whimsical and
temperamental. Its nature is ephemeral, and transitory. It comes when it pleases,
and goes away without warning. Accept and enjoy it while it remains, but spend