George OrwellYou can be rich or deliberately refuse to be rich. You can possess money, or you can despise money; the one fatal thing is to worship money and fail to get it
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In the novel, “The Great Gatsby,” F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, "You can be rich or deliberately refuse to be rich. You can possess money, or you can despise money; the one fatal thing is to worship money and fail to get it." The main character in this story, Gatsby, was a very wealthy man who did not wish for wealth. He spent all of his energy being successful in his career and he failed to take care of himself.
He should have been happy with what he had but he desired more. This quote really shows how much money should not be adored and how hard it is to actually get it.
Source: Keep The Aspidistra Flying
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