isännän silmä hevosen lihottaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === Attested in Henrik Florinus: Wanhain suomalaisten tawaliset ja suloiset sananlascut ("The Proper and Graceful Proverbs of the Old Finns", 1702): Iſaͤnnaͤn ſilmaͤ hewoiſen lihotta. === Proverb === isännän silmä hevosen lihottaa the master's eye makes the horse fat (something fares the best when its owner is personally invested in it and taking care of it)