l'abito non fa il monaco

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Italian

Proverb

l’abito non fa il monaco

  1. (literally) the habit (religious garment) doesn't make the monk.
  2. (idiomatic) It is not possible to judge things by external appearances alone; similar to the English idiom you can't judge a book by its cover or clothes don't make the man
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