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proverb

l'argent est bon serviteur et mauvais maître

/l‿aʁ.ʒɑ̃ ɛ bɔ̃ sɛʁ.vi.tœʁ e mo.vɛ mɛtʁ/

proverb/l‿aʁ.ʒɑ̃ ɛ bɔ̃ sɛʁ.vi.tœʁ e mo.vɛ mɛtʁ/

one should see money as a tool and not as an end in itself; one should not be ruled by one's love for money

Literally, “money is a good servant but a bad master.”