beauty won't make the pot boil

English

Alternative forms

• beauty won't boil the pot
• beauty never boiled the pot

Proverb

beauty won't make the pot boil

1. Being physically attractive may have its benefits, but it is not enough to make a living.

Translations

physical attractiveness alone isn't enough

• Dutch: uiterlijk schoon is sletchts vertoon
• Irish: ní hí an bhreáthacht a bhruitheann na prátaí

See also

• it's what's inside that counts
• beauty is but skin-deep