Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«No todo lo que brilla es oro.»
Word for word
Not everything that shines is gold.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: All that glitters is not gold.
Used to warn that attractive or impressive things may not be valuable or genuine. Common when advising someone about a tempting offer or a flashy person.
Hear it in a sentence
No todo lo que brilla es oro; esa oferta tan llamativa puede ser una estafa.
All that glitters is not gold; that flashy offer could be a scam.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your exact level.