“人不可貌相，海水不可斗量”这句话翻译成英文怎么翻译比较好？

“人不可貌相，海水不可斗量”这句话翻译成英文怎么翻译比较好？

这句话明显带有中国特色，如果从字面上翻译，比如：A man can not be known by his look, nor can the ocean be measured by a dipper. 就成了中国式英语，老外未必能看得懂，如果能够稍加修改，比如译成：A man can not be judged by his appearance, nor can the water in the sea be measured by a bucket.或者：We can not judge a person by appearance only. 再或者 You can not judge a book by its cover. (意思是：一本书的好坏取决于它的内容，而不是它的封面装帧的漂亮与否。)会相对好得多，更容易理解。

As a man cannot be known by his looks, so can the sea not be measured by a bushel.

As a man cannot be known by his looks, neither can the sea be
fathomed by a gourd.
A person is what he is and not what he looks like

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Never judge a person by his appearance，Never weigh the sea by a dripper....

Judge not from appearance
You can't judge people by appearance, and measure the ocean with the “dou” (10 pints).；As a man cannot be known by his looks, so can the sea not be measured by a bushel.

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