A man wants to earn money in order to be happy, and his whole effort and best of a life are devoted to earning that money. Happiness is forgotten; the means are taken for the end.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Men earn money to be happy, forgetting happiness means taking means for the end.
- In plain terms
- People forget happiness when working only for money.
- What can you take from it?
- Remember happiness while earning money.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are your actual ends?
Another view
Money can be necessary for happiness.
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