hverjum þykir sinn fugl fagur
Icelandic
[edit]Proverb
[edit]hverjum þykir sinn fugl fagur ("each person finds their own bird to be beautiful")
- People perceive the things that are "theirs" (that they have made, that belongs to them, or is something that they identify with) through rose-colored glasses – it is perceived as being better than it may really be. Can for example be applied to parents, who usually view their own children as being exceptionally beautiful or skilled.