A gold-colored coin purse with a pink ribbon on a magenta velvet cushion.

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Henny Youngman

You can't buy love, but you can pay heavily for it.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Youngman splits love from money, then sneaks money back in. Affection can't be purchased, yet pursuing it can cost a fortune. The joke is that the two-part sentence sounds like a sweet sentiment before turning into a complaint about the bill.

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