Beauty is only skin deep

Meaning: Physical appearance is superficial; character matters more.

Origin: English proverb from Sir Thomas Overbury's poem A Wife (1613).

Translations

• French: La beauté n'est que superficielle (literally: Beauty is only superficial)
• Spanish: La belleza es solo piel (literally: Beauty is only skin)
• Japanese: 美人薄命 (Bijin hakumei) (literally: Beauty is fleeting)

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