Though the world sometimes looks upon those with good character as comical “try-hards,” the value of good character is incalculable. Good character and a truly faithful and loving heart bestow upon the individual a loveliness that mere physical beauty cannot.
Andrew Lang studied the transforming powers of a truly good character in his fairy tale “The Princess Nobody.” In this tale, as several princes search for the Princess Niente, Lang focused on one particular knight who isn’t handsome, but whose heart and character lead him on the right path.