Painterly brass clasp purse beside ribbon-tied white flowers against sage green.

Original artwork, not a still

Emma  ·  1815

Jane Austen

Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Commerce and camaraderie are weighed against each other here, with money going to the practical dealings of business while friendship rarely profits in the same way. It's a quiet observation on how financial gain and personal bonds tend to occupy separate, uneasy spaces.

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