This one turns up in various versions although the original one is specific. "For the love of money is at the root of all kinds of evil." 1 Timothy 6:10
gawsh..... I feel like sally field "You like me, you really like me!" Since you have encouraged me, I'll complete the post which I had stopped because it got (like most of my posts) too long. Many years ago, I was faced with the (relative) potential for a mega-bucks future. The only problem was, that with all things in life, there would be no assurances. I might be one of the lucky few to succeed massively, but more than not I would become only mildly affluent, not making the grade. The price was high - the sacrifice of all my personal time, life, loved ones, and a large part of my own personal identity and beliefs. The others on the same path with me were miserable wastes of human potential, with failed lives and loves and always saying the same mantra: "Just one more year. Just one more year and I'll get out." Of course they never did. (except one) I'm sure when that massive heart attack came to them, it might not have been entirely unwelcome. Even with that there was no way I was going to make it to that $50 million mark - sorry to tell you this, but unless you are sublimely lucky, that's a multigenerational strategy only. So, I decided a different course in my life. I'll do satisfactorily, but never compete in the mega-rich category. No NY penthouses, London Flats, Tahitian islands (except on vacation). And I'm OK with that. But I did keep the girl.
Well, hell, I was just going to conclude, what a weak arsehole .. until I got to the last line. Countless movies end the same way .. the hero gets or keeps the girl.