Treatise on Physiognomy

...of an excellent voice is very wealthy, and with a commanding speaker's voice, a man becomes a king. One whose voice resembles that of a deer likely referring to a thin or timid sound is a man deprived of the enjoyments of life. Those with a voice like a heron Krauñca are destined to be enjoyers of wealth. Those with voices like a donkey or a crow are proclaimed to be destitute.

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Characteristics of the Voice original: "iti svara-lakṣaṇam"

A man with a nose shaped like kusha grass sharp or tapering or a long nose is an enjoyer of life. Men who possess short noses are not inclined toward righteousness Dharma.

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Those with a high or prominent nose are beloved by all people. Those with a thick nose or a crooked nose, or a nose resembling a parrot's beak, are considered of an inferior sort.

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They should be known as being prone to sorrow and devoid of both wealth and good character.

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Characteristics of the Nose original: "iti nāsikā lakṣaṇam"

Those with red-tinted eyes are wealthy, though they possess a fierce temperament like that of a tiger. Those whose eyes are constantly red [at the corners] or who possess eyes like those of a deer are considered to have auspicious eyes. Men with eyes like a cat or a swan are considered the lowest among men. Those with eyes resembling a peacock, a mongoose, or a bee are all regarded as having a middling character.

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Those with cold, white eyes are of little consequence; those with tawny pingala eyes are cruel in their deeds. Those with red, auspicious eyes are fortunate, while those with the eyes of a boar or a serpent possess a predatory disposition.

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Characteristics of the Eyes original: "iti netra lakṣaṇam"

Men with short ears...