Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 1: Arjuna's Despair
Bhagavad Gita 1.33
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च ।
त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च ॥
yeṣāmarthe kāṅkṣitaṃ no rājyaṃ bhogāḥ sukhāni ca | ta ime'vasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṃstyaktvā dhanāni ca ||
Those for whose sake we want a kingdom, enjoyments, and pleasures are standing here in battle, having given up their lives and their wealth:
Modern context
Arjuna's point is a true one: success is hollow without the people we wanted to share it with. Many reach a goal and find that the cost was the very relationships that gave it meaning. He is right about the value; the question is whether walking away would protect it.