proverb · Legacy record
Do not desire a woman with beautiful breasts if you have no money.
Do not desire a woman with beautiful breasts if you have no money.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Desire for a woman described through her breasts discouraged without money connects attraction with a financial condition. The saying presents a gendered and objectifying relationship judgment.
What the words are saying
A critical interpretation rejects treating a person or intimacy as something wealth buys. Attraction does not provide entitlement, and limited money does not remove dignity or the possibility of a consensual relationship. A useful application can discuss mutual respect and practical needs without adopting the source’s commodification.
Everyday example
Someone discusses shared needs and consent rather than treating wealth as a right to another person.
When to use it
Use it critically to examine objectification and financial assumptions.
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What it does not mean
No ownership, intimacy entitlement or relationship worth from wealth is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
South Africa
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin.- Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 692; PDF page 63; collection label: South Africa
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- South Africa