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L’habit ne fait pas le moine.

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L’habit ne fait pas le moine.

Traditional French proverb

Reading

L’habit ne fait pas le moine.

The original already uses the Latin alphabet.

Sens en français

L’apparence d’une personne ne suffit pas pour connaître son caractère ou ses qualités.

Literal English translation

The robe does not make the monk.

Meaning in English

Outward appearance does not establish a person’s character or ability. Look beyond clothing, titles and presentation.

A small example

Evaluate someone’s work rather than judging them by an expensive outfit.

Wording reference: Académie française · discussion of the proverb ↗

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Meanings, examples and English translations are skyvison editorial explanations, not copied dictionary definitions. Roman-script readings for Hindi and Kannada are approximate. French and English already use the Latin alphabet. Proverbs express cultural perspectives; they are not universal rules.

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