Is the old saying, true “You can’t judge a book by it’s cover/”?

Question by ~*♥KIM♥*~: Is the old saying, true “You can’t judge a book by it’s cover/”?

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51 Comments on "Is the old saying, true “You can’t judge a book by it’s cover/”?"

  1. Blue Grass
    says:

    very

  2. JOHN B says:

    Absolutely, one of my favourite sayings and it is so, so, true.

  3. Philkillens Lover Forever says:

    Yes. Look Inside- Solid Gold

  4. hartatac says:

    I think its more about the vibe you get from some people.I hang with some pretty unsavoury people but they are good people and very down to earth.Then again I suppose its how you want to live and the company you keep.

  5. Kate says:

    You shouldn’t ‘judge a book by its cover’ but alot/most people do! As much as we don’t mean too, we all do it.

  6. cc says:

    Yep, that’s right, you can’t judge a book buy its cover.

  7. Starhawke says:

    yes, I believe so

  8. Brown Eyed Beauty ; [Jonas<3] says:

    Yes, incredibly true.

  9. Rachel says:

    yes I think its very true…Some people may look nice or mean but ya never know. most of my friends told me that when they first saw me they thought I was mean or a bully …idk why but i find that pretty funny, I personally look far from it l0l:)

  10. StylishDiva says:

    yes, of coarse. If you see someone on the street just walking. and you think or judge that the person has no taste in fashion. if you are a fashion freak. i am, not really. i just like to look good. anyway, when you see her in your class next year. and tommorrow is the dance for spring. you are stuggleing to find something to wear. and you find something that may look awsome to show off. at the dance that girl who you judged last year on the street makes you look bad. she is dressed up in jewlery( blue). a blue sparkley dress. hair in the nicest hair style you can think of. with silver high heels.

  11. Wish Upon a Shooting Star says:

    I think it’s true to an extent.

    Obviously first impressions can be right but I think it’s best to get a second opinion.

  12. thedruidess81 says:

    Yes and No. Let me explain. Psychologically speaking, studies have shone that a person’s initial impression of a given situation, person, etc, IS often time the most accurate.

    However, recent studies on facial dynamics show an implied opinion of trustworthiness based on how a person’s face is configured. In this link, watch the shape and placement of the eyebrows and chin, etc, change and see how your own opinion of how trustworthy that person looks is based.

    http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/multimedia/player.xml?videopath=/main/news/archive/S21/78/78M51/index.xml&auto_play=true&section=mm-featured

    On a final note, when I first met the man who is soon to be my husband, I looked at his haircut, his style, and assumed literally “this guy is gonna break my heart”. That said he is the most generous, hard-working, trustworthy man I’ve ever met.

  13. steven d says:

    Yes, it means you can’t judge people by their looks.

  14. ezekiel says:

    Absolutely. It’s pretty much all we have to go on at first I guess though, so…

  15. Yes sir. says:

    Yes and no. Depends on the person,if thatswhat you’re talkign about. Don’t judge them by their face or clothes, but their hair seems like a good way, if any. But not by colour, by style.

  16. Maria G says:

    …iz this a question about the Bible ???????!!

  17. miss.leading says:

    yes i suppose but sometimes the book is exactly what it looks like! if it looks like a trashy romance then it is.. if it looks like a boring book about history then it is.. oh wait you didnt mean books?

  18. DropxDeadxDustin says:

    Yea. It’s helped me though the years =]

    I rephrase it as:
    “Don’t judge the cupcake by the frosting”

  19. gypsy giraffe says:

    Completely true.

  20. Emily Katherine says:

    Of course. Use logic. You couldn’t possibly know what’s inside a book by it’s cover.

    For me though, interesting covers sometimes draw me to buy books or atleast look at them

  21. ** Stardust ** says:

    It’s pretty much true

  22. mister ed says:

    sure in your case you leave little to dream about!!!!

  23. kat says:

    yes i think it is!

  24. Don Juan De Sexy says:

    No.

  25. I Am The Walrus says:

    most of the time.
    other times, your first impression of someone is right.

  26. Kiss My Bunsey Babe says:

    True! Because you never know what you will find in the chapters

  27. яεиεsмεε (мαε) says:

    sometime – but mostly when you see someone who looks strange they most probably are and you should steer clear.

  28. Miley/Iris says:

    yeah…
    cuz i read a book that had no cover and it was FANTASTIC

  29. KK88 4MyHomies says:

    No, I believe the inside flap is part of the cover

  30. Shark bait says:

    Looks are only superficial

  31. Sláinte fm Mel xxxx says:

    most of the time but I guess there are exceptions to the rule :)

  32. we'll leave it all behind. says:

    yes, it’s very true.

  33. Samantha L says:

    I dont think it has always been true for me…….

    some things you just know it when you see it

  34. swelwynemma says:

    Oui
    Hai
    Ja
    Yes

  35. Lucy says:

    Definitily true :]

  36. AG says:

    no…when i saw the cover of Holes i thought “this is gonna be boring”…we had to read for school and i was right

  37. Kingman says:

    Yes. And it’s even more true without the forward slash.

  38. Stardust. says:

    I think you can.

  39. Top Secret says:

    i’m not
    much of a man…
    by the light of day!
    but byyy night i’m oneeeee helluva looovvvvaaaaa!

  40. Michael. says:

    Yeah it is..but you can judge me by my finger.

  41. Goddess Eostre says:

    occasionally

  42. leslie says:

    Pretty much.

  43. boom chicka waa waa<3 says:

    yeah….
    the hot guys at my school are hot… but are ayss holes!! :O

  44. ツ Rosi is a Bear ツ says:

    Yep. =)

  45. That amazingg chickk(: says:

    yes it is true.

  46. magnolia_76 says:

    ♦ Yes very true.. in many ways.

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