Money has never made man happy, nor will it. The more of it one has the more one wants.
Franklin isn't simply reminding us that wealth won't buy contentment—a platitude we've heard since childhood. Rather, he's identifying a structural problem: money creates its own appetite, a kind of psychological inflation where each gain resets your baseline of desire rather than satisfying it. A person who earns their first million doesn't feel complete; they immediately eye the second. This explains why lottery winners often report feeling emptier than before, their sudden riches having yanked the goalpost miles further away, making the finish line impossible to see.
“Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you.”
Tony Hsieh“It's not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.”
Seneca“Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.”
Ayn Rand“Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they...”
Will Rogers