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What does all that glitters is not gold mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word all that glitters is not gold? Here's what it means.

Proverb
  1. Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so; things that look nice might not be as good as they look.
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He is still young and the opportunities might look lucrative, but he should be reminded that all that glitters is not gold.
Celluloid dreams, heroes and heroines, get real with compassionate message, as who else know best that all that glitters is not gold.
Apparently, all that glitters is not gold, and the people of Bahrain want much more than the material comforts the kingdom's oil riches have bestowed upon them.
Some of the actions of the party administration are beginning to show that all that glitters is not gold.

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