Which means more to you,

you or your renown?

Which brings more to you,

you or what you own?

I say what you gain

is more trouble than what you lose.

Love is the fruit of sacrifice.

Wealth is the fruit of generosity.

A contented man is never disappointed.

He who knows when to stop is preserved from peril,

only thus can you endure long.

—Lao-tzu, Tao Te Ching