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all that glitters is not gold

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  • phrase Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so, things that look nice might not be as good as they look.

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Translation of Latin nōn omne quod nitet aurum est ("not all that shines is gold").

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relateds (2)

relateds

  1. fool's gold
  2. you can't tell a book by its cover

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