'How much would I pay to be as pure gold?' said a fresh cucumber, as every ignorant mix up value with price.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Inexperienced things mistake their market price for their intrinsic worth.
- In plain terms
- New things often confuse cost with value.
- What can you take from it?
- Price does not equal value.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is worth more than its price?
- How do you determine value?
Another view
Price often signals scarcity or demand which has its own value.
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