It was said he had "the face of a tiger pitted by smallpox," but the charm of his manner was almost irresistible.
Beauty of life and character, as in art, has no sharp angles.

Its lines seem continuous, so gently does curve melt into curve.

It is sharp angles that keep many souls from being beautiful that are almost so.

Our good is less good when it is abrupt, rude, ill timed, or ill placed.

Many a man and woman might double their influence and success by a kindly courtesy and a fine manner.
Tradition tells us that before Apelles painted his wonderful Goddess of Beauty which enchanted all Greece, he traveled for years observing fair women, that he might embody in his matchless Venus a combination of the loveliest found in all.