l'abito non fa il monaco

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “the habit [religious garment] does not make the monk”. Compare French l'habit ne fait pas le moine.

Proverb

l'abito non fa il monaco

  1. (idiomatic) you can't judge a book by its cover; clothes don't make the man, the cowl does not make the monk
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