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all that glit·ters is not gold

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  1. all that glitters is not goldproverb

    Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so, things that look nice might not be as good as they look.

  2. Etymology: Translation of non omne quod nitet aurum est.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of all that glitters is not gold in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of all that glitters is not gold in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of all that glitters is not gold in a Sentence

  1. William Shakespeare:

    All that glitters is not gold.

  2. Yassine Aumerally:

    All that glitters is not gold, and things that look warm are often cold!


Translations for all that glitters is not gold

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  • كل ما يلمع ليس الذهبArabic
  • Nicht alles was glänzt ist GoldGerman
  • ότι λάμπει δεν είναι χρυσόςGreek
  • tout ce qui brille n'est pas d'orFrench
  • सभी चमकती चीज़ सोना नहीं होतीHindi
  • non è tutto oro quello che luccicaItalian
  • לא כל הנוצץ זהבHebrew
  • Det er ikke gull alt som glitrerNorwegian
  • மின்னுவதெல்லாம் பொன்னல்லTamil
  • ہر چمکنے والی چیز سونا نہیں ہوتیUrdu
  • 所有閃光的不都是金子Chinese

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