What's the value of a person?
Qualitatively speaking, it's not about how much money you have or your rung on the social ladder.
Instead, a person's character is the determiner.
One's capacity for compassion, kindness, and emotional generosity says leagues about an individual than their socio-material status.
In our hyper-commodified culture, it's a truth too frequently forgotten and ignored.
So if you want to get back to basics, try doing some “quote therapy” with sayings about character.