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All that glitters is not gold" is an aphorism stating that not everything that looks precious or true turns out to be so. While early expressions of the idea are known from at least the 12th–13th century, the current saying is derived from a 16th-century line by William Shakespeare, "All that glisters is not gold".
All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king. ("The Riddle of Strider". Book 1, ch. 10 ...
All That Glitters is Not Gold, an 1851 comic drama by Thomas Morton and John Maddison Morton; All That Glitters, a British film directed by Maclean Rogers; All That Glitters (radio serial), a 1939 Australian radio serial; All That Glitters, a French film; All That Glitters, a 2001 film later retitled Glitter
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J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973), a scholar of Old English, Middle English, and Old Norse, used alliterative verse extensively in both translations and his own poetry. Most of his alliterative verse is in modern English, in a variety of styles, but he also composed some in Old English.
"All that glitters is gold," Kim wrote as a nod to the metallic shade of her swimwear. Obviously, the phrase is a pretty common one, but it's most famously quoted in Smash M.
All that glitters presses up against the neighborhoods in the last solidly Black city in the county, and while the outside world touts SoFi, etc., as progress, in Inglewood it feels very much like ...
All that glitters/glistens is not gold; All the world loves a lover; All things come to those who wait; All things must pass; All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; All you need is love [7] All is fair in love and war; All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds; All is well that ends well