l'abito non fa il monaco

Italian

Proverb

l’abito non fa il monaco

  1. (literally) the habit (religious garment) doesn't make the monk.
  2. (idiomatic) It is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone; similar to the English idiom you can't judge a book by its cover or clothes don't make the man
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