Question

‘You can’t earn stone palaces by honest labour.’ In what context is this statement made?​

Answer 1

The statement “you can't earn stone palaces by honest labour” is very apt to Monaco's King as his regular earning was very little by way of tax on wine, spirits, and tobacco .

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Answer 2

, to drive home the truth of this statement he quotes the proverb, 'You can't earn stone palaces by honest labour'. It only means that if one wants to live beyond his means, honest labour alone cannot fetch him enough money for his luxuries.