Take the life of a celebrity for example - It may seem like they live a good life; but in reality they are constantly hounded for autographs and have no privacy.So most people would say " all that glitters is not gold."
Superior. Admired. A cut above. Possessed of the qualities envied by one's peers. Most often encountered when one guest on Jerry Springer feels another to have too high an opinion of themselves.
A metalcore band from WesternMassachusetts. They put on a great show and have some sick guitar and screaming. They are truly epic.
Person 1: Have you ever heard All That Remains?
Person 2: No..who are they?
Person 1: A sick metalcore band *plays "This Calling"*
Person 2: Holy crap.
From the song "Stairway To Heaven." There's a lady who's sure, all that glitters is gold... so, she believes a falsehood, but one that guides her nonetheless. This is a sardonic or dark spin on the age old saying that "all that is gold does not glitter."