clothes don't make the man

English [edit]

An aphorism meaning that you cannot judge a person solely by his appearance. Usually pertains to men.

Finnish: vaatteet eivät tee miestä (fi)
French: l’habit ne fait pas le moine (fr)
Hungarian: nem a ruha teszi az embert (hu)
Italian: l'abito non fa il monaco (it)
Japanese: 馬子にも衣装 (ja) (まごにもいしょう, mago ni mo ishō)
Polish: nie szata zdobi człowieka (pl)
Portuguese: o hábito não faz o monge (pt)
Russian: по одёжке встречают, по уму провожают (ru) (po odjóžke vstrečájut, po umú provožájut) (one is met by his clothes and is seen off by his mind), на вид пригож, а внутри на чёрта похож (ru) (na vid prigóž , a vnutrí na čórta pohóž) (handsome in appearance but looks like a devil inside)