money is not everything

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Meaning · English

Wealth does not guarantee happiness or fulfillment

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tài sản không đảm bảo hạnh phúc hoặc sự thỏa mãn

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Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

My father used to say that money is not everything.Ngày trước bố tôi từng hay nói tiền không phải là tất cả.

Tatoeba sentence #251704 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

Listed on Wikipedia “List of proverbial phrases” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “money is not everything” mean?

Wealth does not guarantee happiness or fulfillment

Is “money is not everything” formal or informal?

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