Who does not know the old saying that all that glitters is not gold? In an age of showmanship where everybody is busy curating a different reality on social media for virality, we often need a reminder of these old words that can bring us back to the ground reality. The proverb “All are not cooks that walk with long knives” appears in collections of Russian folk proverbs translated into English during the 19th century, but its precise origin is difficult to trace. Like many traditional Russian sayings, it emerged from oral folklore rather than from a known author or literary work.
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