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Benjamin Franklin

Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.

Benjamin Franklin

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Benjamin Franklin is saying that having money does not create true happiness because money itself lacks the qualities needed to make someone happy. Instead, accumulating more money only increases a person’s desire for even more, preventing satisfaction.

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