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much will have more

much will have more proverb: chasing material wealth is a never-ending cycle that does not lead to contentment.

Proverb

much will have more

  1. Chasing material wealth is a never-ending cycle that does not lead to contentment.
    • All this, however, did not satisfy him, - "much will have more;" - he wished now to get acquainted with the Merrow, and even in this he succeeded.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 529

Questions about much will have more

What does much will have more mean?
Much will have more means chasing material wealth is a never-ending cycle that does not lead to contentment.
What part of speech is much will have more?
Much will have more is a proverb.

Words near much will have more in the dictionary

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