We suggest you turn to the Tao Teh Ching:
53 If I had just a little bit of wisdom I should walk the Great Path and fear only straying from it. Though the Way is quite broad People love shortcuts. The court is immaculate, While the fields are overgrown with weeds, And the granaries are empty. They wear silk finery, Carry sharp swords, Sate themselves on food and drink Having wealth in excess. They are called thieving braggarts. This is definitely not the Way. -- tr. C. Muller