Looks are something you are born with, but character is something you can work on, and it can outweigh your appearance. Luo Jialun, one of the leading lights of the May Fourth Movement, is a famous example.
相貌是天生的，但氣度可以補其不足，甚至可以改變外貌，五四運動健將羅家倫就是有名的例子。