That action is best which combines all three elements of dharma (duty, righteousness), arth (Wealth) and kama (pleasure, respect).
If an action does not support all these three elements, choose to act with righteousness.
For those who act to seek wealth alone are hated in this world.
And those who act to fulfill their desires only are not praised either.
Ramayan: Book 2 (Book of Ayodhya), Chapter 21, Verse 57]