Don't judge a book by its cover
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The English idiom "don't judge a book by its cover" is a metaphorical phrase which means "you shouldn't prejudge the worth or value of something, by its outward appearance alone".
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Early reference
- In George Eliot's "The Mill on the Floss" (1860), Mr Tulliver uses the phrase in discussing Daniel Defoe's "The History of the Devil", saying how it was beautifully bound.
- The preceding version was then publicised by the 1946 murder mystery novel Murder in the Glass Room, in the form of "You can never tell a book by its cover."
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Citations
"Contrary to popular opinion, it is entirely possible to judge a book by its cover, anyone inclined not to is a fool." --Sholem Stein
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See also
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