quem ama o feio, bonito lhe parece

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “who loves the ugly, beautiful to him/her he/she seems”, or more loosely translated as “whoever loves the ugly one, he/she appears pretty to him/her”.

Proverb

quem ama o feio, bonito lhe parece

1. the judgement of someone's loved ones is biased, they are going to find qualities in him/her where there are none

Quotations

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