quem ama o feio, bonito lhe parece
Portuguese
Etymology
quem (“who”) + ama (“loves”) + o (“the”) + feio (“ugly”) + bonito (“beautiful”) + lhe (“to him, to her”) + parece (“seems”)
Literally,"the ugly seems beautiful to the person who loves him/her".
More closely resembling the word order in the proverb, "who loves the ugly, beautiful to him/her he/she seems".
Proverb
quem ama o feio, bonito lhe parece
- 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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