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Of course, the reason 'sanguine' means cheerful or optimistic goes back to Plato's humoral theory of personality. Plato believed our personalities are dominated by one of four 'humors' (i.e., bodily fluids); blood, black bile, yellow bile or phlegm. Those dominated by blood were cheerful and optimistic. Similarly, we still have the word 'phlegmatic' as a personality descriptor.
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And then there are people like JK Rowling who name the vampires "Sanguini" and give them a gloomy personality. :o)
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Welcome
rkeefer and trident; hope you enjoy your stay.
When I was a boy, the local TV station had an after-school
special wherein the 'fright' show being broadcast was
introduced by a charachter called "Dr. Sanguinary".
He was anything but cheerful.
----please, draw me a sheep----
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Sanguine is also a natural mineral (chalk) from which crayons are made. Leonardo da Vinci made beautiful sanguines. wiki sanguine drawing
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Sanguine is also a natural mineral (chalk) from which crayons are made. Leonardo da Vinci made beautiful sanguines. wiki sanguine drawing O, yes, I had forgotten that, but I remember the picture. Thanks.
----please, draw me a sheep----
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