" There is no way to get everything in life: You either cultivate your own reason and give precedence to virtue above all else, or you desperately go after externals. You will either give priority to things within you, or to those outside of you. There is a trade-off, and you have to decide which way to go. "

― Massimo Pigliucci , A Field Guide to a Happy Life: 53 Brief Lessons for Living