Money doesn't bring happiness, but lack of money can bring hardship and lack of happiness.
Money can alleviate hardship and stress, but happiness is more than absence of sadness, hardship, or stress.
Money can alleviate hardship and stress, but happiness is more than absence of sadness, hardship, or stress.
Indeed: happiness seems to require a certain degree of introspection to realize other things, such as social status or Ikegai, are needed too - hence the (also) famous corollary "Ain't got enough money to pay me respect; Ain't no budget when I'm on the set; If I like it, then that's what I get, yeah"
My favorite philosopher indeed!