It shows cou­rage and daring and indicates that its owner possesses the courage of his convictions; it is very requisite on a soldier's hand and a successful Army or Naval officer is not seen with­out it. Its presence shows a military spirit, which admits of no cowardice. In a female it indicates a desire for power, promotes the ideas of the "new woman", and causes the female to exult over her victories and conquests of love. It is a sign, however, of a renewal of strength to a weak Life line, and its commencement, usually if not always, marks the time when a strong influence comes into the life (generally a love affair). The influence of the line of Mars on the character is to make the temper hasty and excitable, and if the hand is broad and the first phalange of the thumb thick, the person becomes brutish; the presence of this line, however, indicates power and ability to achieve success, and so pro­mises riches and prosperity.