non teneas aurum totum quod splendet ut aurum
Do not hold as gold all that shines as gold.
Notes
Also, "All that glitters is not gold." Parabolae. Also used by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice.
Words
- toto – all togther, completely towards
- quod – because, that, the fact that, the point that, what, whereas, which
- splendens – brilliant
- aura – breeze, heaven
- non – not
- tot – so many
- tener – delicate, soft, tender, young
- splendeo – to gleam
- teneo – endure, hold, keep, know, maintain, persevere, persist, possess, to grasp, to hold, to keep on, to occupy, understand