The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success.
Success is not about the money, it's about the love.
The journey of solving a mathematical problem is as important as the solution itself, for it teaches us patience, persistence, and the joy of discovery.