all that glitters is not gold
- all that glitters is not gold
‘Glisters’, despite its Shakespearean authority, is now less often found than ‘glitters’. The variant form illustrated in quots. 1773 and 1987 is also common. L. non omne quod nitet aurum est, not all that shines is gold.
c 1220 Hali Meidenhad (EETS) ii. Nis hit nower neh gold al that ter [there] schineth.
c 1390 CHAUCER Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale 1. 962 But al thyng which that shineth as the gold Nis nat gold, as that I have herd it told.
1596 SHAKESPEARE Merchant of Venice II. vii. 65 All that glisters is not gold, Often have you heard that told.
c 1628 W. DRUMMOND Works (1711) 222 All is not Gold which glittereth.
1773 D. GARRICK in Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer (Prologue) All is not gold that glitters. Pleasure seems sweet, but proves a glass of bitters [bitter-tasting medicine].
1847 C. BRONTË Jane Eyre II. ix. I wished to put you on your guard. It is an old saying that ‘all is not gold that glitters’.
1880 Dict. English Proverbs (Asprey Reference Library) 39 All that glitters is not gold.
1933 E. B. BLACK Ravenelle Riddle iv. All that glitters is not gold... Every bird who calls himself an American doesn’t happen to be one.
1987 D. FISKE Murder Bound (1989) ii. 11 The old saw ‘all is not gold that glitters’ still holds true despite its standing as a platitude.
1998 Country Life 22 Jan. 50 (caption) In the volatile world of jewellery investment, all that glisters is not gold.
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All that glitters is not gold — is a well known saying.The expression, in various forms, dates from at least as far as the 12th century. [ [http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/28450.html The Phrase Finder] ; but see [http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin board/18/messages/56.html… … Wikipedia
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all that glitters is not gold — Meaning A showy article may not necessarily be valuable. Origin The 12th century French thelogian Alain de Lille wrote Do not hold everything gold that shines like gold . Shakespeare and others have expressed the same notion. Shakespeare version… … Meaning and origin of phrases
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