money can't buy happiness

proverb

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

Meanings

proverb

alternative money cannot buy happiness

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

Translations

Finnish rahalla ei saa onnea
  • rahalla ei saa onneatrue happiness comes from inside
French l'argent ne fait pas le bonheur
  • l'argent ne fait pas le bonheurtrue happiness comes from inside
German Geld macht nicht glücklich
  • Geld macht nicht glücklichtrue happiness comes from inside
Hungarian a pénz nem boldogít
  • a pénz nem boldogíttrue happiness comes from inside
Japanese お金は幸福を買わない
  • お金は幸福を買わない (okane wa kōfuku wo kawanai)true happiness comes from inside
Lithuanian už pinigus laimės nenusipirksi
  • už pinigus laimės nenusipirksitrue happiness comes from inside
Malay duit tidak boleh membeli kebahagiaan
  • duit tidak boleh membeli kebahagiaantrue happiness comes from inside
Polish pieniądze szczęścia nie dają
  • pieniądze szczęścia nie dajątrue happiness comes from inside
Portuguese dinheiro não compra felicidade
  • dinheiro não compra felicidadetrue happiness comes from inside
Romanian banii nu aduc fericirea
  • banii nu aduc fericireatrue happiness comes from inside
Russian не в де́ньгах сча́стье
  • не в де́ньгах сча́стье (ne v dénʹgax sčástʹje)true happiness comes from inside
Thai เงินซื้อความสุขไม่ได้
  • เงินซื้อความสุขไม่ได้true happiness comes from inside
Turkish parayla saadet olmaz
  • parayla saadet olmaztrue happiness comes from inside
Vietnamese tiền không phải là tất cả
  • tiền không phải là tất cảtrue happiness comes from inside
Cite this entry
APA

money can't buy happiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20can't%20buy%20happiness

MLA

“money can't buy happiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20can't%20buy%20happiness. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “money can't buy happiness,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/money%20can't%20buy%20happiness.

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