“Money does not buy you happiness, but lack of money certainly buys you misery.”
Daniel Kahneman (1934) Israeli-American psychologist
Source: Well-Being: Foundations of Hedonic Psychology: Foundations of Hedonic Psychology
Variant: Money can't buy you friends, but you do get a better class of enemy.
“Money does not buy you happiness, but lack of money certainly buys you misery.”
Daniel Kahneman (1934) Israeli-American psychologist
Source: Well-Being: Foundations of Hedonic Psychology: Foundations of Hedonic Psychology
“While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery.”
Groucho Marx (1890–1977) American comedian
“I guess money can't buy happiness if you shop in the wrong places.”
Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer
Source: Tribute
“Whoever opined "Money can't buy you happiness" obviously had far too much of the stuff.”
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"Letters from Zedelghem", p. 78 (Nook Edition)
Cloud Atlas (2004)
“What good is money if it can't buy happiness?”
Agatha Christie book The Man in the Brown Suit
Source: The Man in the Brown Suit
“You know they say money can't buy happiness. Give me 50 bucks and watch me smile.”
Bobby Heenan (1944–2017) American professional wrestler, professional wrestling commentator and manager
Misc.
“Money can't buy happiness but it can buy a huge yacht that sails right next to it.”
David Lee Roth (1954) Rock vocalist; lead singer with Van Halen