All that glitters is not gold

Appearances are often deceptive. Many things may superficially appear very attractive. When they are examined from close quarters, they prove to be disappointing. One cannot judge the quality of a thing by seeing its exterior portion only. Thus it is rightly said "All that glitters is not gold"

Physical appearance has always been of great importance for human beings. For centuries, poets have written about beauty, musicians have sung about it and painters have portrayed beautiful features on canvas. However, people worry so much about physical appearance nowadays that sometimes it stops being our ally to become our greatest enemy. Many things may superficially appear very attractive. When they are examined from close quarters, they prove to be disappointing. One cannot judge the quality of a thing by seeing its exterior portion only. We should try to find out the reality hidden behind their glittering facade. A book with a beautiful cover has no guarantee of its being interesting.

A beautiful packaged product launched in the market after massive advertising campaign may attract the consumer. He may but that product once but if the product is of poor quality, he would not buy it again. A wise discerning person does not accept things at face value. He gets suspicious of a person or thing which appears too good to be true. His trained eyes can see beyond the superficial appearance of an object. Thus this proverb actually is a warning to enable us to see the real picture and not to be deceived by the exterior.

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• Manners Make the Man - 2
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• Manners Make the Man - 1
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• One Good Turn Deserves Another
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• spare the rod and spoil the child
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• A Clumsy Workman Blames His Tools
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• Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity
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• Rome Was Not Built In A Day
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• A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed
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• A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
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• Necessity Is the Mother of Invention
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• A Bird In Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush
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• Slow and Steady Wins the Race
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• Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth
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• Variety is The Spice of Life
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• An Idle Brain is the Devil’s Workshop
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• Work is Worship
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• Actions speak louder than words 
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• Examination a necessary evil
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• Health is Wealth
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• Experience is the best teacher.
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• All that glitters is not gold / A book cannot be judged by its cover
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• Birds of feather flock together.
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• Knowledge is power.
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• Travel broadens the mind.
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• Pride goes before a fall.
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• Strike when the iron is hot ( make hay while the sun shine )
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• A thing of beauty is a joy forever
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• A rolling stone gather no moss.
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• The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
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• Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
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• Handsome is as handsome does.
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• A little learning is a dangerous thing.
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• Impossible is a word in the dictionary of fools
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• God made the country and man made the town.
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• Charity begins at home.
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• Failures are stepping stones to success.
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• Empty vessels make the most sound.
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• Speech is the Gift of all , but thought of few.
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• Laughter is the Best medicine
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• As You Sow So Shall you Reap.
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• Nature, the best teacher
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• Pollution : The Bane of Machine Age
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• All that glitters is not gold
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• Dreamers create a world of their own
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• God help those who help themselves.
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• Practice Makes Man Perfect
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• Service to Man is Service to God
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• #2 - Handsome is as handsome does
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• Failures are stepping stones to success.
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• Charity begins at home.
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• To err is human, to forgive divine.
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• failures are stepping stones to success.
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• Slow and steady wins the race.
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• Prevention is better that cure.
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• One good turn deserves another. 
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• Procrastination is the thief of time.
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• Actions Speak Louder Than Words
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• Cut your coat according to your cloth.
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• Honesty is the best policy
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• The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Rules The World
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• Where There is a Will,there is a Way
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• No Pains, No Gains 
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• As you sow, so shall you reap.
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• Cleanliness is Next to Godliness
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