Quote by Alan Watts

If you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you'll spend your life completely wasting your time. You'll be doing things you don't like doing in order to go on living, that is to go on doing thing you don't like doing, which is stupid.

If you say that getting the money is the most important thin

Summary

This quote emphasizes that if one prioritizes money above all else, they will spend their life engaged in unfulfilling activities just to sustain their existence. It highlights the absurdity of constantly doing things one dislikes in order to continue a cycle of doing things one dislikes. The quote implies that pursuing money alone leads to a life devoid of true purpose or happiness.

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Life Time Money Work Dream Career Wasting

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