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Beauty is only skin-deep

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Beauty is only skin-deep.
Prov. A person who looks beautiful may not have a pleasing personality; a person's good looks may not last. Fred: I hope Nancy will go out with me. She's so beautiful! Jane: I hate to disappoint you, but in Nancy's case, beauty is definitely only skin-deep. Don't be so proud of your pretty face. Beauty is only skin-deep.
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Or whether handsome is as handsome does, you can't judge a book by its cover, appearances are deceptive and beauty is only skin-deep -- or whether, by contrast, you can judge a man by his shoes, tidy dress shows a tidy mind, cleanliness is next to godliness and the style is the man?
Health experts are working to bust the myth that beauty is only skin-deep.
 
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