Money can't buy you friends, but you do get a better class of enemy.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Money cannot bring genuine friendship, but it does attract different kinds of rivals.
- In plain terms
- Wealth doesn't buy friends but attracts better enemies.
- What can you take from it?
- Wealth changes relationships without guaranteeing loyalty.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does wealth isolate?
- Can money buy connection?
Another view
It assumes wealth always brings enemies.
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