No, my friends. No, money will never make you happy, and happy will never make you money. That might be a wisecrack, but I doubt it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker argues that money and happiness are not directly linked and can exist independently of each other.
- In plain terms
- He says money does not make you happy and happiness does not make money.
- What can you take from it?
- Happiness and wealth are separate pursuits.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you have one without the other?
- What makes true happiness?
Another view
It simplifies the complex relationship between wealth and contentment.
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