money can't buy happiness

English

Proverb

money can't buy happiness

1. Money can purchase external things, but true happiness comes from within oneself.

Usage notes

• Sometimes used ironically.

Related terms

• unbuyable

 

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”)

See also

• invaluable
• priceless
• unpriceable