Je was op zoek naar: not what he appears to be (Engels - Latijn)

he wants to be
qui vult

he used to be called
appellari solebat

he seems to be rich.
dives esse videtur.

to be
ad esse non esse

do what needs to be done
quod opus est fieri

he seems to be happy.
laetus esse videtur.

to be so
esse tantum

he seems to be very happy.
laetissimus esse videtur.

he seems to be a nice fellow.
lenis esse videtur.

meant to be
meant to be

, ask what he sees
rogant+quid+viderit

be careful what you wish them to be careful
cave quid optes

bless this child, he does not know what he does
ut benedicat tibi puer meus

about what he sent me,
que misit me in aqua

for they know not what they do
et dimittantur eis

things are not what they appear
all things excellent are as difficult as they are rare

not what you have, but who you are
non vestra sed vos

therefore what he commands is necessary
necesse est igitur id quod iubet