A house filled with riches
Cannot be defended.
Lao Tsu, The Tao Te Ching

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth.
From Matthew, Chapter 6

In the 17th century, Holland was rocked by a collision between the worlds of botany and finance. A new species of bulb from Turkey, the tulip, captured the public imagination and took the Dutch financial markets by storm. The varieties of tulip with feathered patterns were especially coveted, and wild speculation ensued, as volatile as any in the technology market today. The fall of the tulip market was every bit as dramatic. Despite the best efforts of the Dutch government to stabilize the inflated bulb prices, the entire Dutch economy sank into a prolonged depression that lasted for years.

I like the philosophical spirit of the ladybug. It walks along the tulip, oblivious to its falsely inflated worth.