Do not hold as gold all that shines as gold.

Non teneas aurum totum quod splendet ut aurum.

Alain de Lille

Liber Parabolarum

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Topic

Appearance vs. reality

Author

Alain de Lille

Source

Liber Parabolarum

Language

Latin

Time

1202 1200s 13th century

Era

Middle Ages

Occupation

Theologian Christian Poet Writer

From

France Europe

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Lille De, Alain. Liber Parabolarum. c. 1202, ch. 3, no. 1.

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