the cowl does not make the monk

English

Proverb

the cowl does not make the monk

1. The superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence.

Translations

the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 人不可貌相 (zh) (rén bùkě màoxiàng)

• German: Kleider machen keine Leute
• Greek: το ράσο δεν κάνει τον παπά (to ráso den kánei ton papá), τα ράσα δεν κάνουν τον παπά (ta rása den kánoun ton papá)
• Hungarian: nem a csuha teszi a barátot​/​papot​/​szerzetest
• Italian: l'abito non fa il monaco
• Japanese: 馬子にも衣装 (ja)
• Latin: cucullus non facit monachum, barba non facit philosophum, ^{(please verify)} habitus non facit monachum
• Portuguese: o hábito não faz o monge (pt)
• Spanish: el hábito no hace al monje

See also

• clothes don't make the man