French proverb - Tout ce qui brille n’est pas or.

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French proverb - Tout ce qui brille n’est pas or.

This question relates to:French lesson "Tout ce qui/Tout ce que = All/everything that (French Relative Pronouns)"

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Shrey R.A1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Here I want to ask why it can’t be qui only as ce qui is used when refering to a whole idea or a situation whereas qui is used when referring to a particular noun(thing) . So why ce qui is used . What is the ‘situation’ considered here?

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French proverb - Tout ce qui brille n’est pas or.

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