«الْجَمَالْ فِي الصَّغَرْ حتَّى فِي الْبَقَرْ»

The saying credits youth itself with a special charm and appeal. Whatever is in its early years gains a grace that comes from its stage of life, not from its kind or its usual standing in people's eyes.

Cattle are beasts not normally admired for their looks, so naming them shows how far this charm reaches. Even where beauty would not usually be expected, youth is said to lend some loveliness.

Fits a remark on the appeal of something young, particularly when that thing would not ordinarily be called beautiful. The speaker attributes the attractiveness to youth rather than to any other quality of the subject.