Wealth and children are the adornment of this present world; but the abiding things, the… — Muhammad

Wealth and children are the adornment of this present world; but the abiding things, the deed of righteousness, are better with God in reward, and better in hope.

In the original Arabic

المالُ وَالبَنونَ زينَةُ الحَياةِ الدُّنيا ۖ وَالباقِياتُ الصّالِحاتُ خَيرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوابًا وَخَيرٌ أَمَلًا

The Quran, The Koran, 18:46 · 632
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The Quran, translated by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. Oxford University Press, 2005, ch. 18.
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The Quran. c. 630, 18:46.