"Money can't buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you're being miserable"

- Clare Boothe Luce

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This quote by Clare Boothe Luce suggests that cash can provide a certain level of comfort, but it can not bring true happiness. Cash can purchase product belongings and offer a specific level of security, however it can not bring happiness and satisfaction. Cash can offer a momentary distraction from distress, however it can not change the feeling of true delight and complete satisfaction. Cash can make life easier, but it can not make life meaningful. Cash can provide a complacency, however it can not offer a sense of purpose. Money can make life more comfy, but it can not make life more satisfying. Money can purchase a great deal of things, but it can not buy true happiness.

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This quote is written / told by Clare Boothe Luce between April 10, 1903 and October 9, 1987. She was a famous Dramatist from USA. The author also have 30 other quotes.

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