beauty is only skin deep

English

Proverb

beauty is only skin deep

What matters is a person's character, rather than his/her appearance.

Translations

a person's character is more important than their outward appearance

Bulgarian: външността лъже (vǎnšnostta lǎže)
Danish: skønhed kommer indefra
Irish: más peaca bheith buí tá na mílte damanta, ní hí an bhreáthacht a bhruitheann na prátaí
Japanese: 美人というも皮一重 (びじんというもかわひとえ, bijin to iu mo kawa hitoe)
Malay:
Jawi: لقسان بواه ددڤ, سوڠݢوه مره برباءو تيدق‎, بواه ماسق مره بلوم تنتو مانيس راسڽ‎

Rumi: laksana buah dedap, sungguh merah berbau tidak, buah masak merah belum tentu manis rasanya

Polish: pozory mylą
Portuguese: quem vê cara não vê coração (pt)
Russian: вне́шность обма́нчива (vnéšnostʹ obmánčiva)

See also

it's what's inside that counts

References

Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 21.

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