I've been rich and I've been poor. It's better to be rich.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Stein states a straightforward preference for wealth over poverty based on personal experience.
- In plain terms
- Having been rich and poor, she prefers being rich.
- What can you take from it?
- Material comfort is generally preferable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is wealth always better?
- What defines a good life?
Another view
It oversimplifies the complex relationship between wealth and happiness.
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