suggestion
According to legend, Confucius was already famous during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Yan Hui and Luz are famous for giving lectures and enrolling students in various places, which have had a far-reaching impact on the development of China culture. One of them is a student named Tantai Miming.
Speaking of this brother, he can generally be described as extremely ugly, "with a low forehead, a narrow mouth and a low nose, there is nothing remarkable." Even Confucius ignored him. Probably too ugly, everyone has the so-called love of beauty.
On the other hand, Tan Taiming has a lot of backbone. Seeing that Confucius didn't like him, he left Confucius, taught himself Confucianism, and went south to give lectures and spread Confucianism. In his lectures, his fame is growing, and his disciples are all over the world. Later, when Confucius knew his behavior, he was very ashamed and said something like this: "Deal with a man as he deals with you;" Take people by words and miss them. " This is the origin of "all that glitters is not gold".
meaning
People use this sentence to express: people can't judge a person just by his appearance. There is another sentence behind this sentence, which constitutes a complementary whole, that is, all that shines is not gold, and the sea water cannot be measured.
Feng Menglong, a novelist in the Ming Dynasty, wrote the book "It's always said when you wake up, the oil peddler monopolizes the flowers" and once said, "All that glitters is not gold." This is a touching love story about an oil peddler and a prostitute.
According to legend, Qin Zhong, an oil dealer, fell in love with a famous prostitute, mainly flowers, and they fell in love at first sight. In order to prepare for meeting the rich woman's money, the oil seller tried his best to save money, and even the clerk in the store sincerely praised and lamented that "you can't judge a book by its appearance."