蕭湘居士曰：除非其人面相流年好，目前的精神氣色也好，愛拼才會贏，否則，愛拼絕對不會贏，反而愈拼愈糟，愈陷愈深。為什麼仍有人高喊愛拼才會贏呢？那只是政客們用來鼓動群眾，勇往直前的神話，或是長輩們用來鼓勵晚輩的慰勉話。做生意的人，千萬不能相信「愛拼才會贏」這句沒有經過大腦的廢話。做生意的人應該先認識自己的健康、智慧、個性三者，那些年歲會發生生理短路現象，以及自己的學識才能有那些優點和缺點，然後訂定適當的營業目標和計劃，既不貪多強求，也不僥倖冒進，但克盡人事盡其在我，才不致大走迂迴路而失敗僨事後悔。（註：做生意以外的人準此詮釋）

蕭湘居士，本名蕭建藩，1930年生於湖南省湘鄉縣，政戰學校政治系第三期畢業，律師檢考及格，為台灣知名人相學大師。曾任中華民國人相學會創會理事長。曾於1983年、1991年、1997年入選中華民國現代名人錄、2000年入選中華人民共和國當代易學名人大辭典、以及入選「世界人物辭海」網路版第二版。 著作有：《蕭湘相法全集(一)面相、骨相之部》、《蕭湘相法全集(二)體相、手相之部》、《蕭湘相法全集(三)氣色、眼神之部)》、蕭湘相法全集(四)（勵志、憶往之部）、《蕭湘相法─手相面相流年詳解》、《蕭湘手相學》等。

自序蕭湘居士，本名蕭建藩，民國十九年國曆十月五日生於湖南省湘鄉縣，政治作戰學校政治系第三期畢業，律師檢考及格。自幼即對宇宙萬物人生命運存有冥思奇想，進而就人相學作有系統深入之研究，認為人之命運實繫於吾人自身之實體，而出生之年月日時，對吾人之命運雖有若干影響，但不似人之實體對命運有絕對的影響。蓋宇宙為各種電質素所構成，宇宙之所以能永遠運行存在，乃在於各星球本身之電質素平衡活動，否則，星球必相撞，宇宙必毀滅。人之實體亦為各種電質素所構成，已為科學家所證實，是以吾人體內電質素活動即為一生命運之根源。凡人體內主質素純真，輔助質素平衡，質素放射頻率正常者，不但身體健康，智慧優秀，個性優良，事業亦有成。如人體內主質素欠純真，輔助質素欠平衡，質素放射頻率欠正常者反是。又如吾人之人際關係是否良好，婚姻生活是否美滿，均因彼此間電質素相吸或相斥所致也。人體之電質素乃存在於人體之內如何去觀察證明，按照人相學的說法：「有諸內必形諸外」，內者屬五臟六腑骨髓等，外者屬五官六府四肢等。換言之，有何樣的內質，即有何樣的外相，有何樣的健康智慧與個性，即可證明內質放射頻率是否正常。以上「人體質素說質素放射論」與行政院原子能委員會發表的夫妻相互輻射論實驗報告（見七十二年三月二十一日中國時報）可謂不謀而合。蕭湘居士研究人相學並推廣人相學，但無宿命的人生觀，蕭氏認為吾人一生成就的大小，完全繫於其人之健康智慧個性三者優良與否，而祖先父母的遺傳，又決定其人之健康智慧個性是否優良，是以人相學既非星相學更非玄學。蕭氏曾任中華民國人相學會理事長，其著作有《氣色大全》、《蕭湘相法上、下冊》、《大富大貴相譜》、《面相八倉二庫流年法》等，其中《氣色大全》為我國第一部探討氣色之專書，寓有處人處事處藝處物的精宏內涵。

目錄自序 ........................................................................................................................................................................016題字 ........................................................................................................................................................................018導讀 ........................................................................................................................................................................019【第一章】 手相概論 .........................................................................................................................022手之部位特性 .................................................................................................................................................022中國手相學與西洋手相學之異同............................................................................................................023僅看手相可否論斷人生休咎 .....................................................................................................................024掌紋之相理意義 ............................................................................................................................................025手相面相體相配觀問題 ...............................................................................................................................028手形手指掌紋配觀問題 ...............................................................................................................................029左手右手先天後天問題 ...............................................................................................................................035手掌手指氣色問題 .......................................................................................................................................037女性手相之獨特相理休咎 ..........................................................................................................................037【第二章】 手之五形觀看法則 ...............................................................................................040手相五形之相理意義...................................................................................................................................040金形手相理分析 ............................................................................................................................................041木形手相理分析 ............................................................................................................................................042水形手相理分析 ............................................................................................................................................043火形手相理分析 ............................................................................................................................................044土形手相理分析 ............................................................................................................................................045兼形手相理分析 ............................................................................................................................................045原始手相理分析 ............................................................................................................................................046【第三章】 八宮及明堂觀看法則 .........................................................................................048八宮及明堂之相理意義 ...............................................................................................................................048乾宮相理分析 .................................................................................................................................................049坎宮相理分析 .................................................................................................................................................050艮宮相理分析 .................................................................................................................................................051震宮相理分析 .................................................................................................................................................052巽宮相理分析 .................................................................................................................................................053離宮相理分析 .................................................................................................................................................053坤宮相理分析 .................................................................................................................................................054兌宮相理分析 .................................................................................................................................................055明堂相理分析 .................................................................................................................................................056中國手相學八卦八門圖 ...............................................................................................................................057西洋手相學各丘位置圖 ...............................................................................................................................058【第四章】 手指觀看法則 ............................................................................................................059手指之相理意義 ............................................................................................................................................059大拇指相理分析 ............................................................................................................................................061食指相理分析 .................................................................................................................................................065中指相理分析 .................................................................................................................................................066無名指相理分析 ............................................................................................................................................067小指相理分析 .................................................................................................................................................069五指相互間之聯屬關係 ...............................................................................................................................071指甲相理分析 .................................................................................................................................................075中國手相學五指行年月令圖 .....................................................................................................................079【第五章】 指紋及指節紋、指背紋及指背毛觀看法則 ...............................080指紋及指節紋之相理意義 ..........................................................................................................................080大拇指指紋及指節紋相理分析 ................................................................................................................081食指指紋及指節紋相理分析 .....................................................................................................................084中指指紋及指節紋相理分析 .....................................................................................................................085無名指指紋及指節紋相理分析 ................................................................................................................086小指指紋及指節紋相理分析 .....................................................................................................................087指背紋及指背毛相理分析 ..........................................................................................................................088中國手相學指紋名稱圖 ...............................................................................................................................092【第六章】 天紋（感情線）觀看法則 ............................................................................093天紋之部位特性 ............................................................................................................................................093天紋之各種相理休咎...................................................................................................................................094【第七章】 人紋（智慧線）觀看法則 ............................................................................112人紋之部位特性 ............................................................................................................................................112人紋之各種相理休咎...................................................................................................................................113【第八章】 地紋（生命線）觀看法則 ............................................................................141地紋之部位特性 ............................................................................................................................................141地紋之各種相理休咎...................................................................................................................................142【第九章】 玉柱紋（事業線）觀看法則......................................................................166玉柱紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................166玉柱紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................167【第十章】 六秀紋（成功線）觀看法則......................................................................202六秀紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................202六秀紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................203【第十一章】 沖天紋（影響線）觀看法則 ...............................................................216沖天紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................216沖天紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................217【第十二章】 沖卦紋（影響線）觀看法則 ...............................................................221沖卦紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................221沖卦紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................222【第十三章】 斷掌紋（通貫手）觀看法則 ...............................................................225斷掌紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................225斷掌紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................226【第十四章】 理財紋（理財線）觀看法則 ...............................................................229理財紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................229理財紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................230【第十五章】 月暈紋（金星帶）觀看法則 ...............................................................233月暈紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................233月暈紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................234【第十六章】 貴人紋（火星線）觀看法則 ...............................................................239貴人紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................239貴人紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................240【第十七章】旅行紋（遊歷線）觀看法則 ...............................................................245旅行紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................245旅行紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................246【第十八章】 迷心紋（影響線）觀看法則 ...............................................................249迷心紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................249迷心紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................250【第十九章】 考證紋（健康線）觀看法則 ...............................................................253考證紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................253考證紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................254【第二十章】 動脈紋（手腕線）觀看法則 ...............................................................258動脈紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................258動脈紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................259【第二十一章】 家風紋（婚姻線）觀看法則 .........................................................261家風紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................261家風紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................262【第二十二章】 子女紋（兒女線）觀看法則 .........................................................283子女紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................283子女紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................284【第二十三章】 橫串紋（阻礙線）觀看法則 .........................................................286橫串紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................286橫串紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................287【第二十四章】 破心紋（影響線）觀看法則 .........................................................290破心紋之部位特性 .......................................................................................................................................290破心紋之各種相理休咎 ...............................................................................................................................291【第二十五章】 其他掌紋觀看法則 ..................................................................................293天醫紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................294強辯紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................294不測紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................295自殺紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................295強性紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................296迷信紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................296婆媳紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................297夢遊紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................297幻想紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................298懸針紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................298捧場紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................299祖基紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................299神祕紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................300方庭紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................300大三角紋之休咎 ............................................................................................................................................301十字紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................301失神紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................302井字紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................303網羅紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................303夜叉紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................304三角紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................305金星紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................306字形紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................307君紋之休咎 ......................................................................................................................................................307臣紋之休咎 ......................................................................................................................................................308冊紋之休咎 ......................................................................................................................................................308指端紋之休咎 .................................................................................................................................................309亂紋之休咎 ......................................................................................................................................................309掌紋流年計算圖 ............................................................................................................................................310