| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Handsome |
| | | A handsome shoe often pinches the foot. French. | 1 |
| Handsome apples are sometimes sour. German, Dutch. | 2 |
| Handsome is not what is handsome but what pleases. Italian. | 3 |
| Handsome is that handsome does. Goldsmith. | 4 |
| Handsome women generally fall to the lot of ugly men. Italian. | 5 |
| Handsomely asked, handsomely refused. French. | 6 |
| It is a great plague to be too handsome a man. Plautus. | 7 |
| Neither handsome enough to kill, nor ugly enough to frighten. Spanish, Portuguese. | 8 |
| The handsomest flower is not the sweetest. | 9 |
| The handsomest rose loses its fragrance. German. | 10 |
| The handsomest snuffs the candle. German. | 11 | | |
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