proverb · Words worth keeping
Having only money, one is poor indeed.
Having only money, one is poor indeed.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Someone with money alone called poor contrasts possessions with other things that may give life value. The saying questions wealth as a complete measure of having enough.
What the words are saying
A responsible interpretation does not deny material need or portray poorer people as automatically happier. A useful reading considers relationships, understanding or purpose alongside resources, without claiming one universal list. Having money does not itself imply an empty life.
Everyday example
Someone considers what matters beyond income while still recognising the resources needed for daily life.
When to use it
Use it to discuss value beyond possessions without erasing material need.
What it does not mean
No automatic emptiness of wealth or solution to deprivation through attitude is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 454; PDF page 43; collection label: Middle East
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Middle East