A few days ago
Anonymous

Who said…..?

Who said, “don’t judge a book by its cover”?!!!

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A few days ago
anobium625

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If you go to ‘Search for Questions’ at the top of the page and type in “judge a book by its cover,” you will find the phrase has been the subject of a question 278 times. Of these, the best response to your questions seems to be this one:

“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).”

9 months ago

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http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board…

This answer was submitted under the name ‘Globetrotter.’

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A few days ago
Anonymous
It is not documented, but known as an American proverb. God Bless!
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