2006-12-14 16:22:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Books have sometimes odd titles that get people inflamed.
One book was banned, "Rape on the Coast", which detailed how big business and the housing industry was destroying the delicate shoreline.
No one read the book beyond the title, thus the banning.
This is an example of what you see is not what you get. Get beneath the surface and see all of it
2006-12-14 16:48:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 11⤊ 0⤋
The meaning is that the cover of the book really means nothing. You can bind a worthless book beautifully and a great book could be in a plain cover. At one time publishers used to bind bad books better so they would sell for people who wanted pretty books on the shelves and didnt care about content. It has become a connotation for judging a person by their looks. All ourward appearances do not tell you what a person is like on the inside.
2006-12-14 16:27:16 · answer #2 · answered by fancyname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry I don't know the origin, probably ladies sitting around having tea a long time ago, but it means that you shouldn't judge people based on appearances, shouldn't judge anything based on appearances. You don't know how good a book is until you read it, and you don't know how anyone or anything is like until you get to know through experience.
2006-12-14 16:25:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER - "Don't judge things by their appearance only. Originated in the United States. First attested in the journal 'American Speech' (1929). Has been used in Britain since 1954 (Murder in Haste' by H. Gardiner. Found in varying forms..." "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" (1996) by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).
2006-12-14 16:30:57 · answer #4 · answered by Globetrotter 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Revelation of Jesus Christ is the proper in good shape with the 'regulation and Prophets' of Judaism and the 'Testimony'[N.T.] of Christianity. related to: 1st final & final 1st a million. the 1st financial ruin of the 1st e book of the regulation has 22 creations so the final e book of the final testomony has 22 chapters. 2. Rev1:19 John wrote The Revelation[the final issues] first and his Gospel[the 1st issues he observed] final Babylon and the purple beast[Rev17] the two have VERY particular histories with Israel and Judea and are an illustration for coming situations (Ecc1:9 & 3:15) as history does repeat itself. there is not any comprehend-how of The Revelation with out deep comprehend-how of the regulation & Prophets for The Revelation is the achievement[in time] of the words spoken in[all] the O.T. Revelation7 calls out 12,000 human beings of each of 12 tribes of Israel for an entire of a hundred and forty four,000 to play super factors contained in the final days. in accordance to The Revelation the city of Jerusalem would have an earthquake the place a million/10 of the city will fall down and 7000 human beings will die after 2 prophets testify to the international from that city for 1260 days[3+a million/2 years: a million/2 each week of years]
2016-10-05 08:18:22 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure what the original orgin is but the meaning is that just because a cover of a books looks bad doesnt mean the inside is bad...........start reading b4 u judge it.
2006-12-14 16:25:59 · answer #6 · answered by Candidily 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just as we say don't judge a person by his/her look! Step in to find out more!
2006-12-14 16:31:41 · answer #7 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont go on outward appearances find out what someone is like inside before you judge them
2006-12-14 16:25:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means everything isn't always what it seems to be. What you see on the OUTSIDE isn't usually what you get on the INSIDE.
2006-12-14 16:24:54 · answer #9 · answered by Jaysangl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Me - It means dont meet a ***** befo you meet a *****
2006-12-14 16:36:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋