Foes of Beauty

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · May 23, 1911

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 20.

If I were asked what is the greatest foe to beauty in both man and woman, I would say, not errors in diet, not lack of exercise, not overwork, nor any one of these, but bad mental habits. What do I mean by bad mental states? I mean anger, fear, worry, anxiety, irritability, regret, envy, jealousy, lack of trust in the great God — all these are bad mental states; and all these destroy beauty, not only by interfering with the action of the vital organs, but by directly disfiguring the expression on the face.—Outing.