quem ama o feio, bonito lhe parece

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:quem ama o feio, bonito lhe parece.