Trivia: What writer famously wrote that “all that glisters is not gold”?
Mark Twain
Jane Austen
William Shakespeare
George Orwell
The correct answer is William Shakespeare
So why is this answer correct? : This phrase, though more commonly heard with the word “glitters,” is found in William Shakespeare’s play “The Merchant of Venice.” Although the Bard gets credit for this particular phrasing, the general sentiment of the quote existed long before Shakespeare’s time — he even says as much in the following line: “Often have you heard that told.” Literary allusions to gold’s false promises can be seen in medieval texts from the 13th century.