Things are not as they are, but as they are regarded.
More Italian Proverbs:
It is better to lose the saddle than the horse.Italian
The fox said the grapes were sour.
Italian
There is never enough where nought is left.
Italian
The tender surgeon makes the wound gangrene.
Italian
The buyer needs a hundred eyes; the seller but one.
Italian
He that is kinder than he was wont hath a design upon thee.
Italian