pulchri- +

(Latin: beautiful; pulchritudo, from pulcher)

Bonitas/veritas/pulchritas.
Goodness/truth/beauty.

Motto of Marycrest College, Davenport, Iowa, USA.

Pulchra terra Dei donum (Latin motto)
This fair land is the gift of God.
pulchritude (s) (noun), pulchritudes (pl)
1. Great physical beauty and appeal; comeliness; handsomeness; that quality of characteristics which provide admiration for people: Grace certainly was true to her name and she exemplified her pulchritudes perfectly by being graceful, gorgeous, and lovely!
2. Moral beauty; those qualities of the mind which good men love and approve: Vincent fell in love with Kitty because of the pulchritudes shown by her purity of heart, her goodness, and her generosity.
Physical beauty and charm.
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Loveliness and beautiful.
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pulchritudinous
1. Characterized by or having great physical beauty and appeal.
2. Physically beautiful; comely.
Pulchritudo et salubritas.
Beauty and health.
Sat pulchra si sat bona.
Beautiful enough if she is good enough.

Also translated as: "Handsome is as handsome does" or "One's actions count for more than one's looks".