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People born under this sign are renowned for being placid and easygoing. They have the rare gift of inspiring others, and this self-assurance can help them become successful. They are extraordinary good with their hands. Naturally quiet, ox people can be eloquent if required to speak in public. In family relationships they are often misunderstood because of their cool attitudes and unemotional reponses. surprisingly they do anger easily and can be petty and mean. The ox is like a generator, while he ruminates, apparantly indifferent to the world around him, he is in fact building up a fantastic reserves of strength and power for the next battle.

Principal qualities: A hard worker, well balanced, patient.
Principal defects: Stubborn, a bad loser. Has difficulty understanding those unlike himself. Not particularly lucid about what concerns him personally.
In work: Honest and persevering. A great sense of responsibility
Best role: Moral arbiter.
Worst role: Salesman of tricks or jokes.
Money: Thrifty, somewhat stingy at times.
Luck: To be born in winter. In summer he has a huge amount of work to do in the grasslands.He cannot stop working.
Cannot live without: Contact with nature.
Adores: Taking care of his garden, breathing tranquilly, taking his time.
Detests: Being put in the wrong, feeling imprisoned or lost in the crowd.
Leisure activities: Gardening, digging, if he has enough time to spare, conquering virgin land.
Favourite places: freshly ploughed fields, quiet ponds. A spot unknown to others.
Colours: Green
Plants: Thyme, ivy, sage.
Flowers: Peony, violet.
Skills: Statesman, person of action, man of war, architect, archaeologist, M.D., economist, farmer, gardener, leader of religious sect (fanatical, of course) dictator, policeman, and patron of the arts.