"l'argent est bon serviteur et mauvais maître" meaning in French

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Proverb

IPA: /l‿aʁ.ʒɑ̃ ɛ bɔ̃ sɛʁ.vi.tœʁ e mo.vɛ mɛtʁ/
Etymology: Literally, “money is a good servant but a bad master.” Head templates: {{fr-proverb}} l'argent est bon serviteur et mauvais maître
  1. one should see money as a tool and not as an end in itself; one should not be ruled by one's love for money
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