Meaning: Money can have a lot of power, but true wealth is often understated and subtle.
Choice of Words: Money talks: money has influence, wealth whispers: wealth is quiet and unassuming
Alternative Expressions
The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.
Meaning: This means that the people who already have a lot of money tend to get even more money, while the people who don't have much money tend to get even less money.
Choice of Words:Rich means having a lot of money or assets. Get means to receive or obtain something. Richer means to become more wealthy. Poor means having little money or assets. Get means to receive or obtain something. Poorer means to become less wealthy.
Money can't buy happiness.
Meaning: This means that even if you have a lot of money, it doesn't necessarily mean that you will be happy. There are many other factors that contribute to happiness, such as relationships, health, and purpose.
Choice of Words:Money is the physical form of currency that we use to buy things. Can't is a contraction of the words "cannot" which means that something is not possible. Buy means to obtain something in exchange for money. Happiness is a state of well-being and contentment.