Explore English traditional proverbsReviewed 2026-10-29
Meaning: Verified- Meaning and lesson
The saying treats love as the opposite of deprivation: where love is present, a person may feel that nothing essential is missing.
It measures well-being by emotional fullness rather than possessions, while not claiming that practical needs or hardship cease to matter.
- When it is used
Use it as reflective reassurance that loving connection can make a modest life feel sufficient, especially when wealth is not the chief measure of what matters, without dismissing real material needs.
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