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All that glitters is not gold.

— William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, a famous English poet and playwright, once wrote that all that glitters is not gold. In my opinion, he meant that looks can be deceiving, and the quality of something is not always determined by its appearance.

Personally, I share Shakespeare’s opinion. Firstly, there is no connection between someone or something’s look and internal qualities. Determining a person on thing’s value based on appearance may lead to making the wrong decision and suffering the consequences of a poor choice. Secondly, unattractive people may turn out to have a heart of gold, and shabby-looking things may be extremely valuable and high-quality.

To support my point of view, I would like to give the following examples. In ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde, the main character is able to hide his immoral lifestyle because his portrait takes on all the consequences of his sins. He even avoids punishment for his crimes because others consider him pure and innocent based on his looks. Furthermore, Quasimodo, the titular character of Victor Hugo’s novel ‘The Hunchback of Notre-Dame,’ is kind and honest although he is shunned by everyone because of his deformities.

To sum up, it is vital to place more emphasis on inner value of something. It may be difficult to notice it, yet it is undoubtedly more important.