“A wise person is one who keeps a watch over his bodily desires and passions, abstaining from that which is harmful, and striving for that which will benefit him after death; while a foolish person is one who subordinates himself to his cravings and desires, and then expects Allah to fulfil his futile desires.”
The Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam). Reported by Shaddad bin Aws (radhi allahu anhu), Recorded by At-Tirmidhi in the book, “Al-Qiyamah”, (chapter 25), Ibn Maajah in the book, “Az-Zuhd”, (chapter 31) and Ahmad in his Musnad (4/124). [Spiritual Disease & Its Cure - Ibn al Qayyim]
I’m not Muslim, but there is such wisdom in this, such that parallels Christianity as well.