We suggest you turn to the Tao Teh Ching:
44 Which is dearer, fame or your life? Which is greater, your life or possessions? Which is more painful, gain or loss? Therefore we always pay a great price for excessive love And suffer deep loss for great accumulation. Knowing what is enough, you will not be humiliated. Knowing where to stop, you will not be imperiled And can be long-lasting. -- tr. C. Muller