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We confuse money with actual wealth.
"We confuse money with actual wealth."— Alan Watts
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Meaning of this quote
Money represents access to resources but is not identical to food, shelter, skill, or well-being.
Key takeaway:
Measure prosperity partly by useful resources and quality of life.
Origin of the quote
Meditation, Essential Lectures series; excerpt from a longer sentence.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedExact clause is present in the lecture transcript; surrounding discussion distinguishes symbols from their referents.
Source:
Meditation — lecture transcript








