Who Is Unlikely to Receive a Family Inheritance?

It’s often said that wealth rarely lasts beyond three generations. In many families, the fortune built by ancestors is gradually spent down by descendants until the affluence is gone.

You’ll sometimes see people who are cruel, indulgent, and wildly extravagant yet seem to face no consequences. This may be because the family fortune hasn’t run out yet, or because they possess strong personal fortune that also benefits their descendants.

The phrase "the family fortune is about to run out" refers to a situation where, in your generation, the material and spiritual wealth accumulated by previous generations has been completely used up, and the next generation will no longer enjoy it. Such signs can often be identified through physiognomy.

1. Good ears but poor facial features: The ears are close to the head and higher than the eyebrows and eyes, but the complexion and features are weak—for example, visible pores, messy eyebrows, a thin nose, and a severe expression. This suggests they benefited from ancestral merit for half their life, but their own qualities are too weak for that fortune to carry into the next generation.

2. Full eyebrows but a crooked nose and mouth: The eyebrows are well-shaped and the space between them is broad, but their spirit is weak, and the nose and mouth are misaligned. Although they inherit a decent fortune, they are likely to squander it by middle age.

3. Blessed in youth but diminished later: They enjoy an easy youth, well cared for by parents and family with strong support from elders. However, they tend to be harsh and petty, and their situation worsens after their parents pass away.

4. A narrow face with small eyes, nose, and mouth, but a long forehead: Such individuals are born into favorable circumstances yet neglect both the old and the young, leading to a selfish, lonely old age.