You can't judge a book by its cover

Meaning: Appearances can be deceiving.

Origin: American English proverb from the mid-19th century.

Translations

• French: L'habit ne fait pas le moine (literally: The habit doesn't make the monk)
• Spanish: Las apariencias engañan (literally: Appearances deceive)
• Japanese: 人は見かけによらぬもの (Hito wa mikake ni yoranu mono) (literally: A person is not what they appear)

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