महाभारत - आदि - कुरूपि

विरूपो यावदादर्शे नात्मनः पश्यते मुखम् ।
मन्यते तावदात्मानमन्येभ्यो रूपवत्तरम् ॥

- महाभारत, आदि

virUpo yavat aadarshe na aatmanaH pashyate mukham ।
manyate tAvat aatmanam anyebhyo rUpavattaram ॥

- mahabhaarata, aadi

Even an ugly looking person believes he is more beautiful than everyone else until he looks at the mirror.

- Mahabharata, Adi