A brass balance scale with a pile of gold coins outweighing a small white porcelain feather on a deep green background.

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Wallis Warfield

You can never be too rich or too thin.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker asserts that there is no such thing as excess in wealth or slimness. The line treats both as ideals to be pursued without limit, and its breezy certainty reveals a glossy, status-driven outlook. Presented as the speaker's view, it takes vanity and privilege for granted.

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