English
Proverb
money can't buy happiness
- Money can purchase external things, but true happiness comes from within oneself.
Usage notes
- Sometimes used ironically.
Translations
true happiness comes from inside
- Finnish: rahalla ei saa onnea
- French: l'argent ne fait pas le bonheur (fr)
- German: Geld macht nicht glücklich
- Hungarian: a pénz nem boldogít (hu)
- Japanese: お金は幸福を買わない (おかねはこうふくをかうわない, okane wa kōfuku wo kawanai)
- Lithuanian: už pinigus laimės nenusipirksi
- Malay: duit tidak boleh membeli kebahagiaan
- Polish: pieniądze szczęścia nie dają
- Portuguese: dinheiro não compra felicidade
- Romanian: banii nu aduc fericirea
- Russian: не в де́ньгах сча́стье (ne v dénʹgax sčástʹje)
- Thai: เงินซื้อความสุขไม่ได้
- Turkish: parayla saadet olmaz
- Vietnamese: tiền không phải là tất cả (literally “money is not everything”)
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