le bonheur ne s'achète pas
/lə bɔ.nœʁ nə sa.ʃɛt pa/◆proverb
happiness cannot be bought
Le bonheur ne s'achète pas, il faut le cultiver.
Happiness cannot be bought; it must be cultivated.
informal
True happiness cannot be purchased; it comes from within and cannot be obtained through material wealth.
Même avec beaucoup d'argent, le bonheur ne s'achète pas.
Even with a lot of money, happiness cannot be bought.
Used to stress that money or material possessions do not guarantee personal fulfillment.
Collocations
chercher le bonheurto seek happinesscultiver le bonheurto cultivate happiness
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