money won is twice as sweet as money earned

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Etymology[edit]

From a line spoken by Paul Newman (as Eddie Folson) in the 1986 film The Color of Money.

Proverb[edit]

money won is twice as sweet as money earned

  1. It is more enjoyable to obtain money by gambling than to obtain it by working.