Those who think material assets to be everything or to be the ultimate goal of life are called misers [kṛpaṇas]. They do not know the ultimate necessity of the soul. Moreover, if one awards that which is desired by such fools, he must also be considered foolish.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
न वेद कृपणः श्रेय आत्मनो गुणवस्तुदृक् । तस्य तानिच्छतो यच्छेद्यदि सोऽपि तथाविधः
na veda kṛpaṇaḥ śreya ātmano guṇavastudṛk | tasya tānicchato yacchedyadi so'pi tathāvidhaḥ
SB 6.9.49