Hi everybody! My name is Sarah and I'm a junior at Penn State. The saying 'don't judge a book by it's cover' is something that has been said to me throughout my life. It isn't literally talking about judging books, but it is talking about anything. It means that you shouldn't make opinions about somebody or something before you actually get to know them. The most popular example of this is when someone judges somebody based on their appearance. They are quick to think different opinions about someone based on how they look before they get to know them. This is not a good way to live your life because who knows how great someone could be if you look past their looks. Here is a video of a woman who isn't very attractive but has the most amazing talent that nobody would have guessed. At first, she looks like a frumpy old woman who was going to sing a song on national television and make a fool of herself. Many people made that judgement from just looking at the outside, not knowing what was on the inside.