Reality over propriety. ...seems to be the sentiment expressed here: there is so much more of everything else to care about than money and fame. But there is

Reality over propriety. ...seems to be the sentiment expressed here: there is so much more of everything else to care about than money and fame. But there is also value in caring about those things a little bit. Propriety is a part of reality after all. We just have to be careful not to delude ourselves into thinking that it's the other way around.