"money can't buy happiness" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} money can't buy happiness
  1. Money can purchase external things, but true happiness comes from within oneself. Categories (topical): Money Translations (true happiness comes from inside): rahalla ei saa onnea (Finnish), l’argent ne fait pas le bonheur (French), Geld macht nicht glücklich (German), a pénz nem boldogít (Hungarian), お金は幸福を買わない (okane wa kōfuku wo kawanai) (alt: おかねはこうふくをかうわない) (Japanese), už pinigus laimės nenusipirksi (Lithuanian), duit tidak boleh membeli kebahagiaan (Malay), pieniądze szczęścia nie dają (Polish), dinheiro não compra felicidade (Portuguese), banii nu aduc fericirea (Romanian), не в де́ньгах сча́стье (ne v dénʹgax sčástʹje) (Russian), เงินซื้อความสุขไม่ได้ (Thai), parayla saadet olmaz (Turkish)

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