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The Four Humors. Derived from Hippocrates, Aristotle and Galen.

Body produced Complexion


Humour Elemen Qualities Personality
substance by and Body type
amorous, happy,
hot and red-cheeked,
Sanguine blood liver air generous, optimistic,
moist corpulent
irresponsible
hot and violent, vengeful, short-
Choleric yellow bile spleen fire red-haired, thin
dry tempered, ambitious
cold and Sluggish, pallid,
Phlegmatic phlegm lungs water corpulent
moist cowardly
gall cold and Introspective,
Melancholicblack bile earth sallow, thin
bladder dry sentimental, gluttonous

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