Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Handsome

A handsome shoe often pinches the foot.French.

Handsome apples are sometimes sour.German, Dutch.

Handsome is not what is handsome but what pleases.Italian.

Handsome is that handsome does.Goldsmith.

Handsome women generally fall to the lot of ugly men.Italian.

Handsomely asked, handsomely refused.French.

It is a great plague to be too handsome a man.Plautus.

Neither handsome enough to kill, nor ugly enough to frighten.Spanish, Portuguese.

The handsomest flower is not the sweetest.

The handsomest rose loses its fragrance.German.

The handsomest snuffs the candle.German.