山やま高たかきが故ゆえに貴たっとからず

expression

don't judge a book by its cover

Proverb meaning that outward appearance or status does not determine true worth. Literally: 'A mountain is not to be honored just because it is high.'

• 彼かれは貧まずしい家いえの出でだが、山やま高たかきが故ゆえに貴たっとからずというように、とても立りっ派ぱな人じん物ぶつだ。

  He comes from a poor family, but as the saying goes, 'a mountain is not honored just because it is high'—he is a truly admirable person.