All That Glitters is not gold

Gold is the most precious and useful of all metals. It glitters and looks very beautiful. There are also many worthless things that can be made to glitter but they are not real gold. This means that all that glitters is not gold. So the proverb teaches us that we should not judge a thing on its outward appearance because appearances are deceptive. A man wearing a fine dress may be a gentleman in his outward appearance but in reality he may be a criminal. As a matter of fact the people who are wicked out and out look very polished and gentle. In our day to day life we find many men who pretend to be our real friends and well wishers. They throng round us in our prosperity but they desert us when we are in evil days. Similarly we should not be attracted to thing which is very showy in its external appearance because the thing may be worthless in quality. On the other hand, and ordinary man is better than the man who pretends to be a gentle man. The ordinary man will not do any harm to us although he does not seem to be gentle in his outward appearance. So fact is not always the index of mind.