All that glitters is not gold.

All that glitters is not gold.

Introduction:
"All that glitters aren’t gold" is a proverb stating that not everything that appears precious or true seems to be thus. This can be applied to just about any experience in life.

While early expressions of the concept area unit known from a minimum of the twelfth century, the current saying is derived from a 16th-century line by William Shakespeare.

·        Origins

The expression, in various forms, originated in or before the 12th centuryand may date back to Æsop.The Latin is Non omen quod nitet aurum est.The French monk Alain Delaware Lille wrote "Do not hold everything gold that shines like gold" in 1175.

Chaucer gave two early versions in English: "But al thyng which that shyneth as the gold / Nis nat gold, as that I have herd it told" in "The Canon's Yeoman's Tale", and "Hyt is not al golde that glareth" in "The House of Fame".

1. The popular sort of the expression may be a by-product of a line in William Shakespeare's play the businessperson of Venice, which employs the word "glisters," a 17th-century synonym for "glitters." The line comes from a secondary plot of the play, the puzzle of Portia's boxes (Act II - Scene VII - 
2. Prince of Morocco):
3. All that glisters is not gold—
4. Often have you heard that told.
5. Many a man his life hath sold
6. But my outside to behold.
7. Gilded tombs do worms enfold.
8. Had you been as wise as bold,
9. Young in limbs, in judgment old,
10. Your answer had not been inscrolled
11. Fare you well. Your suit is cold—
12. Cold, indeed, and labor lost.

Panning for gold typically leads to finding fool's gold, nicknamed fool's gold, which reflects substantially more light than authentic gold does. Gold in its raw form appears dull and lusterless.

·        Glitters or glisters

The original version of the old saying used the word glisters, but glitters long ago became the predominant form. Poet Dryden used glitter in his 1687 verse form The Hind and also the Panther. The words glister and glitter have the same meaning.

·        In popular culture

In pop culture, this phrase shows up in Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up”. It is also used as lyrics in the song "A Guided Masquerade" by Alasania, in the song "Domino Rain" by Antimasque, in the song "Gold" by Prince, and in the Kanye West song, "Family Business".

The phrase is referenced in J.R.R. Tolkien’s poem, “All that is gold does not glitter”, originally written for Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

SpongeBob SquarePants uses the phrase for a Season four episode, "All that Glitters" It is also mentioned in a scene when SpongeBob apologies to his spatula.

Another common formulation with an equivalent which means is "All that shines isn't gold", as seen in the title and refrain of the song "All That Shines Is Not Gold" and within the lyrics of "Next Time You See Me “also as Curtis Mayfield's "That's What Mama Say"

Neil Young uses the saying in his song "Don't Be Denied" ("Well, all that glitters isn't gold, I know you've heard that story told.") from his 1973 album Time Fades Away to express his "realization that even success wouldn't make him happy", even after he obtained fame and money.

The well-known songs "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin, and "All Star" by Smash Mouth makes a reference to this saying, although they turn it on its head by saying "All that glitters is gold."

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